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#EF8AE5 Color

#EF8AE5 is rgb(239, 138, 229) in RGB, hsl(306, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 4%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF8AE5
HEX#EF8AE5
RGBrgb(239, 138, 229)
HSLhsl(306, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(306, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 4%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.166 330.7)
LABlab(70.99% 48.64 -29.49)
LCHlch(70.99% 56.88 328.78)

What #EF8AE5 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 #EF8AE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 6Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.56Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.58Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.46Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10.18Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.91

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

#EF8AE5 Channel Values

How #EF8AE5 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 138 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 4% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF8AE5 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF8AE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF8AE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF8AE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EF8AE5
Complementary
#8AEF94
Analogous
#C78AEF
Analogous
#EF8AB3
Triadic
#E5EF8A
Triadic
#8AE5EF
Split comp.
#B3EF8A
Split comp.
#8AEFC7

Tints & Shades of #EF8AE5

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

#F198E8
#F3AAEC
#F5B7EF
#F8C9F3
#F9D7F6
#FCE9FA

Shades

#E95DDB
#E331D1
#C51BB4
#99158B
#6C0F62
#3F0939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF8AE5.

How #EF8AE5 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#EF8AE5
Protanopia#A1A1E5
Protanomaly#C599E5
Deuteranopia#B4B4E3
Deuteranomaly#CEA5E4
Tritanopia#E79A9A
Tritanomaly#EA94BD
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF8AE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef8ae5: #EF8AE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF8AE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef8ae5': '#EF8AE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.541, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_ef8ae5">#EF8AE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF8AE5"

More Pink Colors

#EF8AE5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EF8AE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF8AE5?

#EF8AE5 is a light pink — rgb(239, 138, 229) in RGB and hsl(306, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #EF8AE5?

#EF8AE5 is rgb(239, 138, 229) — red 239, green 138, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF8AE5?

#EF8AE5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 4%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF8AE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF8AE5 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF8AE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF8AE5 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 8.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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