Palettes / Colors / #EFADFF

#EFADFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFADFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFADFF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEFFAD; it also sits naturally between #C6ADFF and #FFADE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #EFADFF

.text { color: #EFADFF; }
.background { background-color: #EFADFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFADFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 173, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFADFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 173, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFADFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 173, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFADFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFADFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFADFF

Tints of #EFADFF

Tones of #EFADFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEFFAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFADFF: #000000.

How #EFADFF 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 #EFADFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFADFE  ·  #EFAE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFADFF?

#EFADFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 173, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFADFF?

#EFADFF is RGB 239, 173, 255 — HSL 288°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 32%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFADFF?

Its complement is #BEFFAD; analogous partners are #C6ADFF and #FFADE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFADFF for text?

Black text on #EFADFF has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.