Palettes / Colors / #EFBCFB

#EFBCFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFBCFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #EFBCFB 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.

#EFBCFB 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 #C7FBBC; it also sits naturally between #D0BCFB and #FBBCE7. 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 74% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBCFB

.text { color: #EFBCFB; }
.background { background-color: #EFBCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7FBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBCFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBCFB

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:

How #EFBCFB 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 #EFBCFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFBCFA  ·  #EFBCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBCFB?

#EFBCFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 188, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBCFB?

#EFBCFB is RGB 239, 188, 251 — HSL 289°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFBCFB?

Its complement is #C7FBBC; analogous partners are #D0BCFB and #FBBCE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBCFB for text?

Black text on #EFBCFB has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.