Palettes / Colors / #EFABFA
#EFABFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#EFABFA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EFABFA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EFABFA 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 #B7FAAD; it also sits naturally between #C9ADFA and #FAADDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFABFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 171, 250 |
| HSL | 292°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 292°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 32%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.41, 54.38, 97.39 |
| Yxy | 54.38, 0.3076, 0.2481 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.68, 37.79, -29.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.74, 38.68, -31.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 98%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFABFA
.text { color: #EFABFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 171, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFABFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFABFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7FAAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFABFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFABFA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFABFA: ·
How #EFABFA 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 #EFABFA 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 #EFABFA?
#EFABFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFABFA?
#EFABFA is RGB 239, 171, 250 — HSL 292°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 32%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFABFA?
Its complement is #B7FAAD; analogous partners are #C9ADFA and #FAADDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFABFA for text?
Black text on #EFABFA has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.