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#EF4EDD — Vivid Pink

#EF4EDD 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 #EF4EDD 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.

#EF4EDD 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 #4EEF60; it also sits naturally between #B14EEF and #EF4E8B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4EDD · RGB 239, 78, 221

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Color values

HEX#EF4EDD
RGB239, 78, 221
HSL307°, 83%, 62%
HSV307°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 8%, 6%
XYZ51.37, 29.02, 71.30
Yxy29.02, 0.3387, 0.1913
CIE-Lab60.80, 76.26, -41.26
Hunter Lab53.87, 80.08, -45.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4EDD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4EDD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4EDD

.text { color: #EF4EDD; }
.background { background-color: #EF4EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4EDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4EDD

#EC32D6#E916D1#D214BC#B611A3#9A0E8A#7E0C71#620958#4B0743#2F042A#130211

Tints of #EF4EDD

#F05CDF#F26EE2#F37CE5#F58FE9#F69DEC#F7ABEE#F9BEF2#FACCF5#FCDEF9#FDECFB

Tones of #EF4EDD

#E359D3#D765CA#CC71C1#C17BB9#B587B0#AA92A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEF60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.09:1 AA large only
Against black text6.80:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4EDD

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 #EF4EDD: ·

How #EF4EDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A8BADeuteranopia · #B3BFB2Tritanopia · #E79F99

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF4EDD rather than the exact color:

Tender Monsoon
#8F1083 · #EB48DF · #1DE631 · #97EDAD
Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Wild Zephyr
#0C0B29 · #1EFA76 · #FB49DF · #FF4444
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA

Similar colors

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

#EB48DF#E54BDA#F94FE5#FB49DF#EB57D4#EA42D9#EC5BE0#EE49D0#ED42D6#EA56E8#FC46DE#E65BDB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4EDC  ·  #EF4EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4EDD?

#EF4EDD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 78, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4EDD?

#EF4EDD is RGB 239, 78, 221 — HSL 307°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4EDD?

Its complement is #4EEF60; analogous partners are #B14EEF and #EF4E8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4EDD for text?

Black text on #EF4EDD has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.