Palettes / Colors / #EFC2FD

#EFC2FD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFC2FD 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 #EFC2FD 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.

#EFC2FD 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 #D1FDC4; it also sits naturally between #D3C4FD and #FDC4EE. 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 76% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFC2FD

.text { color: #EFC2FD; }
.background { background-color: #EFC2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 194, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 94%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 194, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 194, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC2FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1FDC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFC2FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC2FD

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 #EFC2FD 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 #EFC2FD 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

← #EFC2FC  ·  #EFC2FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC2FD?

#EFC2FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 194, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC2FD?

#EFC2FD is RGB 239, 194, 253 — HSL 286°, 94%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 23%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFC2FD?

Its complement is #D1FDC4; analogous partners are #D3C4FD and #FDC4EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC2FD for text?

Black text on #EFC2FD has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.