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#EF8FE2 — Light Pink

#EF8FE2 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 #EF8FE2 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.

#EF8FE2 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 #8FEF9C; it also sits naturally between #CC8FEF and #EF8FB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF8FE2 · RGB 239, 143, 226

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Color values

HEX#EF8FE2
RGB239, 143, 226
HSL308°, 75%, 75%
HSV308°, 40%, 94%
CMYK0%, 40%, 5%, 6%
XYZ59.15, 43.49, 77.23
Yxy43.49, 0.3288, 0.2418
CIE-Lab71.88, 48.06, -26.84
Hunter Lab65.94, 48.99, -27.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 56% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF8FE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF8FE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF8FE2

.text { color: #EF8FE2; }
.background { background-color: #EF8FE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8FE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 143, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8FE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 143, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8FE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 143, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8FE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8FE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF8FE2

#EB70DA#E651D2#E232CA#D21EBA#B3199E#8F147E#701063#500B47#31072B#120310

Tints of #EF8FE2

#F098E5#F2A1E7#F3AAE9#F4B3EB#F6C1EF#F7C9F1#F9D2F4#FADBF6#FBE4F8#FCEDFA

Tones of #EF8FE2

#E896DD#E29DD8#DBA4D3#D4ABCE#CDB2C9#C6B8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FEF9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.17:1 Fails
Against black text9.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF8FE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF8FE2

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 #EF8FE2: ·

How #EF8FE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5CEDeuteranopia · #CBD2C9Tritanopia · #EABEBB

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 · #A855F7Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF8FE2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961

Similar colors

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

#EF90E1#EE8EE8#EF95E5#ED96D7#EB98EB#E882E1#E594D8#E59BE9#EA9EE9#FF92E8#E198DD#E59CDC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF8FE1  ·  #EF8FE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8FE2?

#EF8FE2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 143, 226). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8FE2?

#EF8FE2 is RGB 239, 143, 226 — HSL 308°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8FE2?

Its complement is #8FEF9C; analogous partners are #CC8FEF and #EF8FB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8FE2 for text?

Black text on #EF8FE2 has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.