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#EF809F — Light Vivid Pink

#EF809F is a pink color we call Light 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 #EF809F 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.

#EF809F 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 #80EFD0; it also sits naturally between #EF80D7 and #EF9880. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF809F · RGB 239, 128, 159

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Color values

HEX#EF809F
RGB239, 128, 159
HSL343°, 78%, 72%
HSV343°, 46%, 94%
CMYK0%, 46%, 33%, 6%
XYZ49.57, 36.29, 37.19
Yxy36.29, 0.4028, 0.2949
CIE-Lab66.74, 45.83, 2.85
Hunter Lab60.24, 45.39, 2.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 50% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF809F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF809F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF809F

.text { color: #EF809F; }
.background { background-color: #EF809F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF809F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 128, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF809F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 128, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF809F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 128, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF809F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF809F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF809F

#EB6088#E74070#E4255B#CC194C#AC1540#8D1134#6D0D29#520A1E#320613#120207

Tints of #EF809F

#F089A6#F297B1#F3A0B7#F5ADC2#F6B6C8#F7BFCF#F9CDD9#FAD6E0#FCE4EB#FDEDF1

Tones of #EF809F

#E788A3#E090A6#D897AA#CFA0AD#C7A8B1#BFB0B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80EFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF809F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF809F

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 #EF809F: ·

How #EF809F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBE97Deuteranopia · #C5CE96Tritanopia · #E99290

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF809F rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Palette Fee3ec
#FEE3EC · #F9C5D5 · #F999B7 · #F2789F
Lucky Ruby Marble
#E87FA6 · #E2876C · #BFA522 · #7AB82A
Palette 180a0a
#180A0A · #711A75 · #F10086 · #F582A7
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F

Similar colors

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

#F080A4#F2789F#E87FA6#F582A7#EC7FA9#EA85A8#F38BA0#E688A1#F57799#FC819E#F78CA2#E78895

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF809E  ·  #EF80A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF809F?

#EF809F is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 128, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF809F?

#EF809F is RGB 239, 128, 159 — HSL 343°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF809F?

Its complement is #80EFD0; analogous partners are #EF80D7 and #EF9880. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF809F for text?

Black text on #EF809F has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.