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#EFBAFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFBAFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EFBAFF 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.

#EFBAFF 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 #C8FFB8; it also sits naturally between #CBB8FF and #FFB8EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFBAFF · RGB 239, 186, 255

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Color values

HEX#EFBAFF
RGB239, 186, 255
HSL286°, 100%, 86%
HSV286°, 27%, 100%
CMYK6%, 27%, 0%, 0%
XYZ71.21, 60.69, 102.57
Yxy60.69, 0.3037, 0.2588
CIE-Lab82.21, 30.79, -26.73
Hunter Lab77.90, 31.48, -28.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFBAFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFBAFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFBAFF

.text { color: #EFBAFF; }
.background { background-color: #EFBAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 186, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 186, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 186, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFBAFF

#E58FFF#DB66FF#D138FF#C70FFF#B000E6#9100BD#710094#4E0066#2F003D#100014

Tints of #EFBAFF

#F0BDFF#F1C2FF#F2C7FF#F3CCFF#F4D1FF#F5D6FF#F7DBFF#F8E0FF#F9E5FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #EFBAFF

#ECBDFA#E9C2F5#E6C7F0#E3CCEB#E1D1E6#DED6E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8FFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFBAFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBAFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFBAFF: ·

How #EFBAFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D8D8EEDeuteranopia · #DBDFEATritanopia · #ECE1DE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFBAFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 481380
#481380 · #742DD2 · #EFB1FF · #FFE2FF
Palette 3b0270
#3B0270 · #6F00FF · #E9B3FB · #FFF1F1
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D

Similar colors

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

#EFB1FF#E9B3FB#ECC5FB#F1B6F1#E5B8F4#E6BCF1#EDB1F1#FFBEFB#E2B9F4#E5B7F1#FCC6FF#FFBDF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBAFE  ·  #EFBB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBAFF?

#EFBAFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 186, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBAFF?

#EFBAFF is RGB 239, 186, 255 — HSL 286°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFBAFF?

Its complement is #C8FFB8; analogous partners are #CBB8FF and #FFB8EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBAFF for text?

Black text on #EFBAFF has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.