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#EF43D8 Color

#EF43D8 is rgb(239, 67, 216) in RGB, hsl(308, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 10%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF43D8
HEX#EF43D8
RGBrgb(239, 67, 216)
HSLhsl(308, 84%, 60%)
HSVhsv(308, 72%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 10%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.255 334.1)
LABlab(59.33% 75.97 -40.24)
LCHlch(59.33% 85.97 332.09)

What #EF43D8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EF43D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EF43D8 Channel Values

How #EF43D8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 67 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 84% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 72% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 10% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.25:1 vs white · 6.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF43D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF43D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF43D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EF43D8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF43D8.

How #EF43D8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EF43D8
Protanopia#7A7AD7
Protanomaly#B568D8
Deuteranopia#9A9AD5
Deuteranomaly#C280D6
Tritanopia#E56767
Tritanomaly#E95BA1
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF43D8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ef43d8: #EF43D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF43D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef43d8': '#EF43D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.263, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_ef43d8">#EF43D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF43D8"

More Pink Colors

#EF43D8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF43D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF43D8?

#EF43D8 is a light pink — rgb(239, 67, 216) in RGB and hsl(308, 84%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #EF43D8?

#EF43D8 is rgb(239, 67, 216) — red 239, green 67, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF43D8?

#EF43D8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 10%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF43D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF43D8 scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF43D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF43D8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 22.94, which is visibly different.

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