Palettes / Colors / #EF8AEA
#EF8AEA — Light Pink
#EF8AEA 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 #EF8AEA 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.
#EF8AEA 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 #8AEF8F; it also sits naturally between #C28AEF and #EF8AB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EF8AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 138, 234 |
| HSL | 303°, 76%, 74% |
| HSV | 303°, 42%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 42%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.54, 42.47, 82.90 |
| Yxy | 42.47, 0.3220, 0.2297 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.19, 51.98, -32.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.17, 53.35, -34.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 54% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EF8AEA
.text { color: #EF8AEA; }
.background { background-color: #EF8AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 138, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 138, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 138, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EF8AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8AEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EF8AEA
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Tones of #EF8AEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #8AEF8F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EF8AEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF8AEA
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 #EF8AEA: ·
How #EF8AEA 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 #EF8AEA 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 #EF8AEA?
#EF8AEA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 138, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8AEA?
#EF8AEA is RGB 239, 138, 234 — HSL 303°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #EF8AEA?
Its complement is #8AEF8F; analogous partners are #C28AEF and #EF8AB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EF8AEA for text?
Black text on #EF8AEA has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.