Pink Purple #EF1DE7
Pink Purple is a medium-light, vivid purple with hex code #EF1DE7 and RGB rgb(239, 29, 231).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.99:1).
About this color
#EF1DE7 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.294 and its hue 330°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Pink Purple. Black text reads best on it, at 5.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.294) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pink Purple |
| Black text | 5.99:1 |
| White text | 3.50:1 |
Colors that go with Pink Purple
Matches found by rotating Pink Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Pink Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Pink Purple, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Pink Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Magenta #FF08E8 ΔE 0.030
- Magenta #FF00FF ΔE 0.044
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.047
- Hot Magenta #F504C9 ΔE 0.047
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.062
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.080
- Light Magenta #FA5FF7 ΔE 0.082
- Violet Pink #FB5FFC ΔE 0.083
More about Pink Purple
How to make Pink Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 1 part purple
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #B876D0, a difference of ΔE 0.157 from Pink Purple. Pink Purple is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made pink paint and adjust it.
Codes for Pink Purple in every format
| HEX | #EF1DE7 |
| RGB | rgb(239, 29, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 87%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.294 330.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EF1DE7 | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #EF1DE7 | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc 43.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #EF1DE7 text on white | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #EF1DE7 text on black | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc -41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Pink Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#FFF0FD
oklch(97.1% 0.023 330)
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Step 100
100
#FFDEFB
oklch(93.6% 0.052 329.9)
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Step 200
200
#FFC2F8
oklch(88.5% 0.098 330.3)
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Step 300
300
#FF93F6
oklch(80.9% 0.176 330.1)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#EF1DE7
oklch(67% 0.294 330.2)
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Step 500
500
#E000D8
oklch(63.1% 0.287 330.3)
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Step 600
600
#BD00B7
oklch(55.7% 0.254 330.1)
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Step 700
700
#A0009A
oklch(49.1% 0.224 330.4)
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Step 800
800
#84007F
oklch(42.7% 0.194 330.4)
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Step 900
900
#6F006B
oklch(37.7% 0.172 330.2)
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Step 950
950
#440042
oklch(27% 0.123 329.8)
Pink Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0078EC | 0.318 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6A92E3 | 0.270 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F8468A | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.296 |
Use Pink Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.