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#EF71ED Color

#EF71ED is rgb(239, 113, 237) in RGB, hsl(301, 80%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF71ED
HEX#EF71ED
RGBrgb(239, 113, 237)
HSLhsl(301, 80%, 69%)
HSVhsv(301, 53%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.212 328.1)
LABlab(66.65% 61.17 -40.56)
LCHlch(66.65% 73.40 326.45)

What #EF71ED 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 #EF71ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 6.67Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.33Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.63Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.76Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.53Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.75

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

#EF71ED Channel Values

How #EF71ED 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 113 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 80% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 53% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF71ED 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF71ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF71ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF71ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF71ED
Complementary
#71EF73
Analogous
#B271EF
Analogous
#EF71AE
Triadic
#EDEF71
Triadic
#71EDEF
Split comp.
#AEEF71
Split comp.
#71EFB2

Tints & Shades of #EF71ED

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

#F183EF
#F395F2
#F5A8F4
#F8BFF7
#FAD1F9
#FCE3FC

Shades

#EB47E8
#E619E2
#BC15B9
#931091
#6A0C68
#3C073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF71ED.

How #EF71ED 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#EF71ED
Protanopia#9191ED
Protanomaly#BE86ED
Deuteranopia#A9A9EB
Deuteranomaly#C996EC
Tritanopia#E48989
Tritanomaly#E980BA
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF71ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef71ed: #EF71ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF71ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef71ed': '#EF71ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.443, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ef71ed">#EF71ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF71ED"

More Pink Colors

#EF71ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF71ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF71ED?

#EF71ED is a light pink — rgb(239, 113, 237) in RGB and hsl(301, 80%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #EF71ED?

#EF71ED is rgb(239, 113, 237) — red 239, green 113, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF71ED?

#EF71ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF71ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF71ED scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF71ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF71ED 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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