Palettes / Colors / #EF90FF
#EF90FF — Light Vivid Pink
#EF90FF 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 #EF90FF 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.
#EF90FF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A0FF8F; it also sits naturally between #B68FFF and #FF8FD8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EF90FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 144, 255 |
| HSL | 291°, 100%, 78% |
| HSV | 291°, 44%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 44%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.62, 45.52, 100.04 |
| Yxy | 45.52, 0.3041, 0.2176 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.23, 52.76, -40.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.47, 54.72, -46.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 56% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EF90FF
.text { color: #EF90FF; }
.background { background-color: #EF90FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF90FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 144, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF90FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 144, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF90FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 144, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EF90FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF90FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A0FF8F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EF90FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF90FF
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 #EF90FF: ·
How #EF90FF 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 #EF90FF 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 #EF90FF?
#EF90FF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 144, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EF90FF?
#EF90FF is RGB 239, 144, 255 — HSL 291°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 44%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EF90FF?
Its complement is #A0FF8F; analogous partners are #B68FFF and #FF8FD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EF90FF for text?
Black text on #EF90FF has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.