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#EF81FD Color

#EF81FD is rgb(239, 129, 253) in RGB, hsl(293, 97%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 49%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF81FD
HEX#EF81FD
RGBrgb(239, 129, 253)
HSLhsl(293, 97%, 75%)
HSVhsv(293, 49%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 49%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.202 323)
LABlab(70.10% 56.07 -43.96)
LCHlch(70.10% 71.25 321.90)

What #EF81FD 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 #EF81FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.94Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.54Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.75Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.94Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.82Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.87

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

#EF81FD Channel Values

How #EF81FD 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 129 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 97% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 49% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF81FD 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF81FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF81FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF81FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF81FD
Complementary
#90FD81
Analogous
#B181FD
Analogous
#FD81CE
Triadic
#FDEF81
Triadic
#81FDEF
Split comp.
#CEFD81
Split comp.
#81FDB1

Tints & Shades of #EF81FD

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

#F190FD
#F3A5FE
#F5B4FE
#F7C3FE
#F9D2FE
#FCE6FF

Shades

#E84FFC
#E21DFC
#C803E2
#9703AB
#6B0279
#3E0146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF81FD.

How #EF81FD 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#EF81FD
Protanopia#9B9BFD
Protanomaly#C392FD
Deuteranopia#B0B0FB
Deuteranomaly#CC9FFC
Tritanopia#E39898
Tritanomaly#E890C9
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF81FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef81fd: #EF81FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF81FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef81fd': '#EF81FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.506, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ef81fd">#EF81FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF81FD"

More Pink Colors

#EF81FD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EF81FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF81FD?

#EF81FD is a light pink — rgb(239, 129, 253) in RGB and hsl(293, 97%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.94.

What is the RGB value of #EF81FD?

#EF81FD is rgb(239, 129, 253) — red 239, green 129, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF81FD?

#EF81FD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 49%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF81FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF81FD scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF81FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF81FD 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 7.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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