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#EF4E90 — Vivid Pink

#EF4E90 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EF4E90 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.

#EF4E90 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 #4EEFAC; it also sits naturally between #EF4EE1 and #EF5B4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E90 · RGB 239, 78, 144

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Color values

HEX#EF4E90
RGB239, 78, 144
HSL335°, 83%, 62%
HSV335°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 40%, 6%
XYZ43.36, 25.81, 29.08
Yxy25.81, 0.4413, 0.2627
CIE-Lab57.86, 66.53, -1.46
Hunter Lab50.81, 67.17, -1.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 40% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E90 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E90 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E90

.text { color: #EF4E90; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E90">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E90

#EC327F#E9166E#D21463#B61156#9A0E49#7E0C3B#62092E#4B0723#2F0416#130209

Tints of #EF4E90

#F05C99#F26EA5#F37CAE#F58FB9#F69DC2#F7ABCB#F9BED6#FACCDF#FCDEEB#FDECF3

Tones of #EF4E90

#E35993#D76595#CC7197#C17B98#B5879A#AA929C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.41:1 AA large only
Against black text6.16:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E90

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 #EF4E90: ·

How #EF4E90 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A880Deuteranopia · #B3BF7CTritanopia · #E77371

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF4E90 rather than the exact color:

Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Tranquil Mosaic
#F24B9A · #E01628 · #CD5019 · #B58515
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6

Similar colors

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

#F4538A#F25287#F24B9A#E95793#E4508F#E84594#EA428C#E74A9B#F7418F#FA4F9B#E4529B#F84398

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E8F  ·  #EF4E91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E90?

#EF4E90 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 78, 144). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E90?

#EF4E90 is RGB 239, 78, 144 — HSL 335°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 40%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E90?

Its complement is #4EEFAC; analogous partners are #EF4EE1 and #EF5B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E90 for text?

Black text on #EF4E90 has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.