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#EF8CF2 — Light Vivid Pink

#EF8CF2 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 #EF8CF2 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.

#EF8CF2 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 #90F28C; it also sits naturally between #BC8CF2 and #F28CC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF8CF2 · RGB 239, 140, 242

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Color values

HEX#EF8CF2
RGB239, 140, 242
HSL298°, 80%, 75%
HSV298°, 42%, 95%
CMYK1%, 42%, 0%, 5%
XYZ61.00, 43.52, 89.19
Yxy43.52, 0.3149, 0.2247
CIE-Lab71.90, 52.39, -35.57
Hunter Lab65.97, 53.99, -39.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 55% · Blue 95%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF8CF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF8CF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF8CF2

.text { color: #EF8CF2; }
.background { background-color: #EF8CF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8CF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 140, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 80%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8CF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 140, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8CF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 140, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8CF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8CF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF8CF2

#EA6CEF#E64CEB#E12CE8#D118D8#B214B8#8F1093#6F0D73#500953#310632#120212

Tints of #EF8CF2

#F095F3#F19FF4#F3A8F5#F4B1F6#F6BFF8#F7C8F9#F9D1FA#FADAFB#FBE3FC#FCEDFD

Tones of #EF8CF2

#E893EB#E19BE4#DBA2DD#D3AAD5#CDB1CE#C6B8C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90F28C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.16:1 Fails
Against black text9.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF8CF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF8CF2

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 #EF8CF2: ·

How #EF8CF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C3D9Deuteranopia · #CAD1D3Tritanopia · #EAC6C2

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF8CF2 rather than the exact color:

Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Palette 4b4c7a
#4B4C7A · #EB92FB · #C855BC · #A03271
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6

Similar colors

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

#EE8EE8#EB92FB#EB98EB#EF95E5#EF90E1#E99DF6#EC9EEF#DD85F0#E384FF#FF92E8#E59BE9#DC84F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF8CF1  ·  #EF8CF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8CF2?

#EF8CF2 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 140, 242). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8CF2?

#EF8CF2 is RGB 239, 140, 242 — HSL 298°, 80%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 42%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EF8CF2?

Its complement is #90F28C; analogous partners are #BC8CF2 and #F28CC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8CF2 for text?

Black text on #EF8CF2 has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.