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#EF4EFD Color

#EF4EFD is rgb(239, 78, 253) in RGB, hsl(295, 98%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 69%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), visibly different at ΔE 14.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF4EFD
HEX#EF4EFD
RGBrgb(239, 78, 253)
HSLhsl(295, 98%, 65%)
HSVhsv(295, 69%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 69%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.271 324.5)
LABlab(62.19% 76.71 -56.39)
LCHlch(62.19% 95.20 323.68)

What #EF4EFD 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 #EF4EFD, 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.

#EF4EFD Channel Values

How #EF4EFD 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 78 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 98% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 69% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF4EFD 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF4EFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF4EFD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EF4EFD

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 #EF4EFD.

How #EF4EFD 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#EF4EFD
Protanopia#7E7EFD
Protanomaly#B76EFD
Deuteranopia#9D9DFB
Deuteranomaly#C384FC
Tritanopia#E07979
Tritanomaly#E66ABD
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF4EFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef4efd: #EF4EFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF4EFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef4efd': '#EF4EFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.306, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ef4efd">#EF4EFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF4EFD"

More Pink Colors

#EF4EFD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF4EFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF4EFD?

#EF4EFD is a light pink — rgb(239, 78, 253) in RGB and hsl(295, 98%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.77.

What is the RGB value of #EF4EFD?

#EF4EFD is rgb(239, 78, 253) — red 239, green 78, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF4EFD?

#EF4EFD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 69%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF4EFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF4EFD scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF4EFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF4EFD 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 17.44, which is visibly different.

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