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#EF52EF Color

#EF52EF is rgb(239, 82, 239) in RGB, hsl(300, 83%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF52EF
HEX#EF52EF
RGBrgb(239, 82, 239)
HSLhsl(300, 83%, 63%)
HSVhsv(300, 66%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.255 327.9)
LABlab(62.07% 73.67 -48.83)
LCHlch(62.07% 88.38 326.46)

What #EF52EF 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 #EF52EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.12Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.37Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 11.8Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 13.94Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.24Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 19.23

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

#EF52EF Channel Values

How #EF52EF 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 82 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 83% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 66% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF52EF 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF52EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF52EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF52EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF52EF
Complementary
#52EF52
Analogous
#A152EF
Analogous
#EF52A1
Triadic
#EFEF52
Triadic
#52EFEF
Split comp.
#A1EF52
Split comp.
#52EFA1

Tints & Shades of #EF52EF

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

#F16AF1
#F381F3
#F598F5
#F8B0F8
#FAC7FA
#FCDEFC

Shades

#EB2DEB
#D714D7
#B110B1
#870D87
#620962
#380538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF52EF.

How #EF52EF 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#EF52EF
Protanopia#8080EF
Protanomaly#B771EF
Deuteranopia#9E9EEC
Deuteranomaly#C486ED
Tritanopia#E27676
Tritanomaly#E86AB4
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF52EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef52ef: #EF52EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF52EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef52ef': '#EF52EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.322, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_ef52ef">#EF52EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF52EF"

More Pink Colors

#EF52EF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF52EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF52EF?

#EF52EF is a light pink — rgb(239, 82, 239) in RGB and hsl(300, 83%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #EF52EF?

#EF52EF is rgb(239, 82, 239) — red 239, green 82, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF52EF?

#EF52EF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF52EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF52EF scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF52EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF52EF 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 20.62, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.