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#EF4E93 — Vivid Pink

#EF4E93 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 #EF4E93 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.

#EF4E93 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 #4EEFA9; it also sits naturally between #EF4EE4 and #EF584E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E93 · RGB 239, 78, 147

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Color values

HEX#EF4E93
RGB239, 78, 147
HSL334°, 83%, 62%
HSV334°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 38%, 6%
XYZ43.59, 25.91, 30.31
Yxy25.91, 0.4367, 0.2596
CIE-Lab57.95, 66.84, -3.09
Hunter Lab50.90, 67.57, -2.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E93 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E93 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E93

.text { color: #EF4E93; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E93">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E93

#EC3282#E91671#D21466#B61158#9A0E4B#7E0C3D#620930#4B0724#2F0417#130209

Tints of #EF4E93

#F05C9C#F26EA7#F37CB0#F58FBB#F69DC4#F7ABCC#F9BED7#FACCE0#FCDEEB#FDECF4

Tones of #EF4E93

#E35995#D76596#CC7198#C17B99#B5879B#AA929D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E93

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 #EF4E93: ·

How #EF4E93 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A882Deuteranopia · #B3BF7ETritanopia · #E77572

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 #EF4E93 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Mosaic
#F24B9A · #E01628 · #CD5019 · #B58515
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382

Similar colors

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

#F24B9A#E95793#E84594#F4538A#E4508F#E74A9B#F25287#FA4F9B#E4529B#EA428C#F84398#F054A1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E92  ·  #EF4E94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E93?

#EF4E93 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 78, 147). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E93?

#EF4E93 is RGB 239, 78, 147 — HSL 334°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 38%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E93?

Its complement is #4EEFA9; analogous partners are #EF4EE4 and #EF584E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E93 for text?

Black text on #EF4E93 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.