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#EF95EB — Light Pink

#EF95EB 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 #EF95EB 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.

#EF95EB 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 #95EF99; it also sits naturally between #C695EF and #EF95BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF95EB · RGB 239, 149, 235

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Color values

HEX#EF95EB
RGB239, 149, 235
HSL303°, 74%, 76%
HSV303°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 38%, 2%, 6%
XYZ61.34, 45.84, 84.21
Yxy45.84, 0.3205, 0.2395
CIE-Lab73.44, 46.55, -29.37
Hunter Lab67.71, 47.58, -31.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF95EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF95EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF95EB

.text { color: #EF95EB; }
.background { background-color: #EF95EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF95EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 149, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF95EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 149, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF95EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 149, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF95EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF95EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF95EB

#EA75E5#E656DF#E133D8#D11FC8#B11BAA#92168C#73116E#500C4C#31072F#120311

Tints of #EF95EB

#F09DEC#F2A6EE#F3AFF0#F4B8F1#F6C1F3#F7CAF5#F8D3F6#FADCF8#FBE4FA#FCEDFC

Tones of #EF95EB

#E89BE5#E2A1DF#DCA8D9#D5AED3#CFB5CD#C9BBC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95EF99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF95EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF95EB

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 #EF95EB: ·

How #EF95EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7D6Deuteranopia · #CDD4D1Tritanopia · #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 #EF95EB rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EF95E5#EE8EE8#EC9EEF#EA9EE9#EF90E1#E59BE9#EEA1ED#E99DF6#F2A4EA#FF92E8#EB92FB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF95EA  ·  #EF95EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF95EB?

#EF95EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 149, 235). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF95EB?

#EF95EB is RGB 239, 149, 235 — HSL 303°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF95EB?

Its complement is #95EF99; analogous partners are #C695EF and #EF95BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF95EB for text?

Black text on #EF95EB has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.