Palettes / Colors / #EFBEFA
#EFBEFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EFBEFA 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 #EFBEFA 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.
#EFBEFA 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 #C8FABD; it also sits naturally between #D0BDFA and #FABDE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 190, 250 |
| HSL | 289°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 289°, 24%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 24%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.27, 62.08, 98.67 |
| Yxy | 62.08, 0.3072, 0.2676 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.96, 27.70, -22.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.79, 28.22, -24.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 98%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 24% · 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 #EFBEFA
.text { color: #EFBEFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFBEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 190, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 190, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 190, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8FABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBEFA
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 #EFBEFA: ·
How #EFBEFA 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 #EFBEFA 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 #EFBEFA?
#EFBEFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 190, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBEFA?
#EFBEFA is RGB 239, 190, 250 — HSL 289°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 24%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFBEFA?
Its complement is #C8FABD; analogous partners are #D0BDFA and #FABDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBEFA for text?
Black text on #EFBEFA has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.