Palettes / Colors / #EFC7FA
#EFC7FA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EFC7FA 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 #EFC7FA 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.
#EFC7FA 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 #D2FAC7; it also sits naturally between #D5C7FA and #FAC7EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFC7FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 199, 250 |
| HSL | 287°, 84%, 88% |
| HSV | 287°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 20%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 73.28, 66.10, 99.34 |
| Yxy | 66.10, 0.3070, 0.2769 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.05, 22.92, -19.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.30, 23.31, -20.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 78% · Blue 98%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 20% · 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 #EFC7FA
.text { color: #EFC7FA; }
.background { background-color: #EFC7FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC7FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 199, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 84%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC7FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 199, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC7FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 199, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFC7FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC7FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2FAC7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFC7FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC7FA
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 #EFC7FA: ·
How #EFC7FA 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 #EFC7FA 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 #EFC7FA?
#EFC7FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 199, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC7FA?
#EFC7FA is RGB 239, 199, 250 — HSL 287°, 84%, 88% — CMYK 4%, 20%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFC7FA?
Its complement is #D2FAC7; analogous partners are #D5C7FA and #FAC7EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFC7FA for text?
Black text on #EFC7FA has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.