Palettes / Colors / #ED81EF

#ED81EF — Light Pink

#ED81EF is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #ED81EF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ED81EF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #82EF81; it also sits naturally between #B681EF and #EF81B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 51% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

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CSS code for #ED81EF

.text { color: #ED81EF; }
.background { background-color: #ED81EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED81EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 129, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED81EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 129, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED81EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 129, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED81EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED81EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82EF81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED81EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED81EF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ED81EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ED81EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ED81EE  ·  #ED81F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED81EF?

#ED81EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 129, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED81EF?

#ED81EF is RGB 237, 129, 239 — HSL 299°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 1%, 46%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ED81EF?

Its complement is #82EF81; analogous partners are #B681EF and #EF81B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED81EF for text?

Black text on #ED81EF has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.