Palettes / Colors / #EFAAFD
#EFAAFD — Pale Vivid Pink
#EFAAFD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
#EFAAFD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B8FDAA; it also sits naturally between #C6AAFD and #FDAAE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFAAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 170, 253 |
| HSL | 290°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 290°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 33%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.70, 54.19, 99.82 |
| Yxy | 54.19, 0.3054, 0.2444 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.57, 38.89, -31.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.62, 39.89, -34.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFAAFD
.text { color: #EFAAFD; }
.background { background-color: #EFAAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFAAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 170, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFAAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 170, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFAAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 170, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFAAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFAAFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8FDAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFAAFD: #000000.
How #EFAAFD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFAAFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFAAFD?
#EFAAFD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 170, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFAAFD?
#EFAAFD is RGB 239, 170, 253 — HSL 290°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 33%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFAAFD?
Its complement is #B8FDAA; analogous partners are #C6AAFD and #FDAAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFAAFD for text?
Black text on #EFAAFD has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.