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#EF95EF — Light Pink

#EF95EF 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 #EF95EF 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.

#EF95EF 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 #95EF95; it also sits naturally between #C295EF and #EF95C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF95EF · RGB 239, 149, 239

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Color values

HEX#EF95EF
RGB239, 149, 239
HSL300°, 74%, 76%
HSV300°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 38%, 0%, 6%
XYZ61.92, 46.08, 87.29
Yxy46.08, 0.3171, 0.2359
CIE-Lab73.60, 47.27, -31.32
Hunter Lab67.88, 48.43, -33.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 58% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF95EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF95EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF95EF

.text { color: #EF95EF; }
.background { background-color: #EF95EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF95EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 149, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF95EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 149, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF95EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 149, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF95EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF95EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF95EF

#EA75EA#E656E6#E133E1#D11FD1#B11BB1#921692#731173#500C50#310731#120312

Tints of #EF95EF

#F09DF0#F2A6F2#F3AFF3#F4B8F4#F6C1F6#F7CAF7#F8D3F8#FADCFA#FBE4FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #EF95EF

#E89BE8#E2A1E2#DCA8DC#D5AED5#CFB5CF#C9BBC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95EF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF95EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF95EF

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 #EF95EF: ·

How #EF95EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7D9Deuteranopia · #CDD4D4Tritanopia · #EAC8C4

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 #EF95EF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF95EE  ·  #EF95F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF95EF?

#EF95EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 149, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF95EF?

#EF95EF is RGB 239, 149, 239 — HSL 300°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF95EF?

Its complement is #95EF95; analogous partners are #C295EF and #EF95C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF95EF for text?

Black text on #EF95EF has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.