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#EF4FF8 Color

#EF4FF8 is rgb(239, 79, 248) in RGB, hsl(297, 92%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 68%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), visibly different at ΔE 12.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF4FF8
HEX#EF4FF8
RGBrgb(239, 79, 248)
HSLhsl(297, 92%, 64%)
HSVhsv(297, 68%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 68%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.266 325.7)
LABlab(62.08% 75.77 -53.79)
LCHlch(62.08% 92.92 324.63)

What #EF4FF8 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 #EF4FF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.62Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.84Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.61Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.97Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 18.62Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 19.09

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

#EF4FF8 Channel Values

How #EF4FF8 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 79 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 92% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 68% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF4FF8 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF4FF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF4FF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF4FF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF4FF8
Complementary
#57F84F
Analogous
#9B4FF8
Analogous
#F84FAC
Triadic
#F8EF4F
Triadic
#4FF8EF
Split comp.
#ACF84F
Split comp.
#4FF89B

Tints & Shades of #EF4FF8

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

#F167F9
#F480FA
#F698FB
#F8ACFC
#FAC4FD
#FCDDFE

Shades

#EB23F6
#DB0AE6
#B108BA
#8C0693
#620467
#3D0340

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF4FF8.

How #EF4FF8 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#EF4FF8
Protanopia#7F7FF8
Protanomaly#B76FF8
Deuteranopia#9D9DF5
Deuteranomaly#C385F6
Tritanopia#E17878
Tritanomaly#E76AB9
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF4FF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef4ff8: #EF4FF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF4FF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef4ff8': '#EF4FF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.310, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ef4ff8">#EF4FF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF4FF8"

More Pink Colors

#EF4FF8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF4FF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF4FF8?

#EF4FF8 is a light pink — rgb(239, 79, 248) in RGB and hsl(297, 92%, 64%) 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 12.62.

What is the RGB value of #EF4FF8?

#EF4FF8 is rgb(239, 79, 248) — red 239, green 79, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF4FF8?

#EF4FF8 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 68%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF4FF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF4FF8 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF4FF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF4FF8 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 19.09, which is visibly different.

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