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#EF3ECD — Vivid Pink

#EF3ECD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #EF3ECD 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.

#EF3ECD is a warm-leaning 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 #3EEF61; it also sits naturally between #BA3EEF and #EF3E73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF3ECD · RGB 239, 62, 205

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Color values

HEX#EF3ECD
RGB239, 62, 205
HSL312°, 85%, 59%
HSV312°, 74%, 94%
CMYK0%, 74%, 14%, 6%
XYZ48.34, 26.20, 60.27
Yxy26.20, 0.3586, 0.1944
CIE-Lab58.23, 79.15, -36.23
Hunter Lab51.19, 83.01, -38.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 24% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF3ECD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF3ECD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF3ECD

.text { color: #EF3ECD; }
.background { background-color: #EF3ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF3ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 62, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF3ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 62, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF3ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 62, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF3ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF3ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF3ECD

#ED26C6#E212B9#CB10A6#AF0E8E#970C7B#7B0A64#630851#47063A#2F0427#13020F

Tints of #EF3ECD

#F150D1#F25FD5#F471DA#F584DF#F797E4#F8A5E7#F9B8EC#FBCBF1#FCD9F5#FDECFA

Tones of #EF3ECD

#E34AC4#D657BD#CA63B5#BC71AD#B07DA6#A38A9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3EEF61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.36:1 AA large only
Against black text6.24:1 AA

Best text color on #EF3ECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF3ECD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EF3ECD: ·

How #EF3ECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1AADeuteranopia · #ADBAA2Tritanopia · #E68F89

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF3ECD rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Smoky Marble
#CC138F · #ED42D6 · #57EF89 · #94EEAA
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Frozen Aurora
#0F0927 · #1CF7DC · #FA41C5 · #FB557B
Vivid Zephyr
#A20F5D · #ED3FBF · #33EC89 · #C9F7E4

Similar colors

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

#E741CC#ED42D6#EE49D0#EA42D9#FA41C5#ED3FBF#E446D3#FD37C8#EA2FD4#E046C7#DE40D3#DD3AD2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF3ECC  ·  #EF3ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF3ECD?

#EF3ECD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 62, 205). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF3ECD?

#EF3ECD is RGB 239, 62, 205 — HSL 312°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF3ECD?

Its complement is #3EEF61; analogous partners are #BA3EEF and #EF3E73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF3ECD for text?

Black text on #EF3ECD has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.