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#EF6CED — Light Vivid Pink

#EF6CED is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #EF6CED 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.

#EF6CED 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 #6CEF6E; it also sits naturally between #B06CEF and #EF6CAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF6CED · RGB 239, 108, 237

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Color values

HEX#EF6CED
RGB239, 108, 237
HSL301°, 80%, 68%
HSV301°, 55%, 94%
CMYK0%, 55%, 1%, 6%
XYZ56.25, 35.19, 83.95
Yxy35.19, 0.3207, 0.2006
CIE-Lab65.90, 66.78, -42.19
Hunter Lab59.32, 69.69, -47.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 42% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF6CED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF6CED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF6CED

.text { color: #EF6CED; }
.background { background-color: #EF6CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF6CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 108, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 80%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF6CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 108, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF6CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 108, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF6CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF6CED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF6CED

#EC51E9#E830E5#E119DE#C115BE#A512A3#8A0F88#6A0C68#4E094D#2E052D#120212

Tints of #EF6CED

#F07AEE#F288F0#F391F1#F49FF3#F6ACF5#F7BAF6#F9C8F8#FAD1F9#FBDFFB#FDEDFD

Tones of #EF6CED

#E675E4#DC7FDA#D388D2#C992C8#C09BC0#B6A4B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CEF6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF6CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF6CED

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 #EF6CED: ·

How #EF6CED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B5CEDeuteranopia · #BEC8C6Tritanopia · #E8B5B0

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF6CED rather than the exact color:

Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Burning Ruby Whisper
#A41376 · #EE6CDD · #19D655 · #A8EFB4
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D

Similar colors

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

#F36FF2#E26EE5#E173EE#EE6CDD#E57AEB#E072E5#E15FED#E661E0#EC5BE0#FF61F8#EA56E8#E360DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF6CEC  ·  #EF6CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF6CED?

#EF6CED is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 108, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF6CED?

#EF6CED is RGB 239, 108, 237 — HSL 301°, 80%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF6CED?

Its complement is #6CEF6E; analogous partners are #B06CEF and #EF6CAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF6CED for text?

Black text on #EF6CED has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.