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#EF43EF — Vivid Pink

#EF43EF is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EF43EF 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.

#EF43EF 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 #43EF43; it also sits naturally between #9943EF and #EF4399. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF43EF · RGB 239, 67, 239

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Color values

HEX#EF43EF
RGB239, 67, 239
HSL300°, 84%, 60%
HSV300°, 72%, 94%
CMYK0%, 72%, 0%, 6%
XYZ53.18, 28.60, 84.38
Yxy28.60, 0.3201, 0.1721
CIE-Lab60.42, 82.60, -51.94
Hunter Lab53.48, 88.18, -61.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 26% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF43EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF43EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF43EF

.text { color: #EF43EF; }
.background { background-color: #EF43EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF43EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 67, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 84%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF43EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 67, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF43EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 67, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF43EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF43EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF43EF

#EC27EC#E614E6#CA12CA#B210B2#960D96#7A0B7A#630963#460646#2F042F#130213

Tints of #EF43EF

#F056F0#F264F2#F377F3#F485F4#F698F6#F8ABF8#F9B9F9#FBCBFB#FCD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #EF43EF

#E250E2#D65CD6#CA68CA#BE74BE#B181B1#A58DA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #43EF43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.13:1 AA large only
Against black text6.72:1 AA

Best text color on #EF43EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF43EF

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 #EF43EF: ·

How #EF43EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A5A3C5Deuteranopia · #AFBBBBTritanopia · #E6A59D

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF43EF rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB

Similar colors

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

#ED3EF7#F947EC#E748F8#E73CE7#FA4AEC#EA46FC#F237F8#EB48DF#E551EB#FB36F0#F94FE5#FD3EFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF43EE  ·  #EF43F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF43EF?

#EF43EF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 67, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF43EF?

#EF43EF is RGB 239, 67, 239 — HSL 300°, 84%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF43EF?

Its complement is #43EF43; analogous partners are #9943EF and #EF4399. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF43EF for text?

Black text on #EF43EF has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.