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#EF578C — Vivid Pink

#EF578C 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 #EF578C 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.

#EF578C 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 #57EFBA; it also sits naturally between #EF57D9 and #EF6E57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF578C · RGB 239, 87, 140

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Color values

HEX#EF578C
RGB239, 87, 140
HSL339°, 83%, 64%
HSV339°, 64%, 94%
CMYK0%, 64%, 41%, 6%
XYZ43.74, 27.06, 27.73
Yxy27.06, 0.4439, 0.2746
CIE-Lab59.03, 62.61, 2.59
Hunter Lab52.02, 62.81, 2.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 34% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 41% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF578C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF578C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF578C

.text { color: #EF578C; }
.background { background-color: #EF578C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF578C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 87, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 83%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF578C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 87, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF578C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 87, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF578C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF578C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF578C

#ED3B79#EA1F66#D71458#BB114D#9F0F41#830C36#670A2A#4B071F#2F0413#130208

Tints of #EF578C

#F16596#F2739F#F486AC#F594B6#F6A2BF#F8B0C9#F9BED2#FBD0DF#FCDEE9#FDECF2

Tones of #EF578C

#E46290#D96D93#CE7896#C48299#B98D9D#AE98A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57EFBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.28:1 AA large only
Against black text6.41:1 AA

Best text color on #EF578C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF578C

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 #EF578C: ·

How #EF578C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADAC7FDeuteranopia · #B6C17CTritanopia · #E77573

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF578C rather than the exact color:

Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Vivid Ruby Saffron
#6112B6 · #EA25D7 · #EF5E89 · #F5B89B
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette 610c9f
#610C9F · #940B92 · #DA0C81 · #E95793
Misty Monsoon
#13B98E · #35EB9F · #EE5B81 · #F3B6C2
Palette F48fb1
#F48FB1 · #F06292 · #AD1457 · #880E4F

Similar colors

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

#F4538A#EF5E89#F25287#E95793#EE5B81#F06292#E45A92#E4508F#F05A7E#E6638C#EB6383#FC5185

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF578B  ·  #EF578D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF578C?

#EF578C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 87, 140). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF578C?

#EF578C is RGB 239, 87, 140 — HSL 339°, 83%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 41%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF578C?

Its complement is #57EFBA; analogous partners are #EF57D9 and #EF6E57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF578C for text?

Black text on #EF578C has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.