Palettes / Colors / #EF87F9
#EF87F9 — Light Vivid Pink
#EF87F9 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 #EF87F9 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.
#EF87F9 is a cool 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 #8FF986; it also sits naturally between #B686F9 and #F986C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EF87F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 135, 249 |
| HSL | 295°, 90%, 75% |
| HSV | 295°, 46%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 46%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 61.36, 42.52, 94.60 |
| Yxy | 42.52, 0.3092, 0.2142 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.23, 56.16, -40.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.21, 58.25, -45.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 53% · Blue 98%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EF87F9
.text { color: #EF87F9; }
.background { background-color: #EF87F9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF87F9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 135, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 90%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF87F9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 135, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF87F9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 135, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EF87F9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF87F9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8FF986:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EF87F9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF87F9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EF87F9: ·
How #EF87F9 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF87F9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EF87F9?
#EF87F9 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 135, 249). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EF87F9?
#EF87F9 is RGB 239, 135, 249 — HSL 295°, 90%, 75% — CMYK 4%, 46%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EF87F9?
Its complement is #8FF986; analogous partners are #B686F9 and #F986C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EF87F9 for text?
Black text on #EF87F9 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.