Palettes / Colors / #EF8ADD

#EF8ADD — Light Pink

#EF8ADD is a pink color we call Light 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 #EF8ADD 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.

#EF8ADD 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 #8AEF9D; it also sits naturally between #CF8AEF and #EF8AAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 54% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF8ADD

.text { color: #EF8ADD; }
.background { background-color: #EF8ADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8ADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 138, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8ADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 138, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8ADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 138, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8ADD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8ADD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AEF9D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF8ADD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF8ADD

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:

How #EF8ADD 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 #EF8ADD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF8ADC  ·  #EF8ADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8ADD?

#EF8ADD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 138, 221). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8ADD?

#EF8ADD is RGB 239, 138, 221 — HSL 311°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8ADD?

Its complement is #8AEF9D; analogous partners are #CF8AEF and #EF8AAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8ADD for text?

Black text on #EF8ADD has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.