Palettes / Colors / #EF9AFE
#EF9AFE — Light Vivid Pink
#EF9AFE 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 #EF9AFE 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.
#EF9AFE 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 #A9FE9A; it also sits naturally between #BD9AFE and #FE9ADB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EF9AFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 154, 254 |
| HSL | 291°, 98%, 80% |
| HSV | 291°, 39%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 39%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.04, 48.62, 99.72 |
| Yxy | 48.62, 0.3048, 0.2278 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.21, 47.45, -36.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.73, 48.98, -41.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 60% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 39% · 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 #EF9AFE
.text { color: #EF9AFE; }
.background { background-color: #EF9AFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF9AFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 154, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 98%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF9AFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 154, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF9AFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 154, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EF9AFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF9AFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9FE9A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EF9AFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF9AFE
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 #EF9AFE: ·
How #EF9AFE 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 #EF9AFE 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 #EF9AFE?
#EF9AFE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 154, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EF9AFE?
#EF9AFE is RGB 239, 154, 254 — HSL 291°, 98%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 39%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EF9AFE?
Its complement is #A9FE9A; analogous partners are #BD9AFE and #FE9ADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EF9AFE for text?
Black text on #EF9AFE has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.