Palettes / Colors / #EFBDFE
#EFBDFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EFBDFE 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 #EFBDFE 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.
#EFBDFE 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 #CDFEBE; it also sits naturally between #CFBEFE and #FEBEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBDFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 189, 254 |
| HSL | 286°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 286°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 26%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.68, 61.90, 101.94 |
| Yxy | 61.90, 0.3044, 0.2628 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.86, 29.00, -25.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.68, 29.61, -27.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBDFE
.text { color: #EFBDFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFBDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBDFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDFEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBDFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBDFE
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 #EFBDFE: ·
How #EFBDFE 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 #EFBDFE 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 #EFBDFE?
#EFBDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 189, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBDFE?
#EFBDFE is RGB 239, 189, 254 — HSL 286°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFBDFE?
Its complement is #CDFEBE; analogous partners are #CFBEFE and #FEBEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBDFE for text?
Black text on #EFBDFE has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.