Palettes / Colors / #EFCBFA

#EFCBFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFCBFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFCBFA 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 #D7FACC; it also sits naturally between #D8CCFA and #FACCEE. 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 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCBFA

.text { color: #EFCBFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFCBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCBFA

Tints of #EFCBFA

Tones of #EFCBFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7FACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCBFA: #000000.

How #EFCBFA 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 #EFCBFA 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

← #EFCBF9  ·  #EFCBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCBFA?

#EFCBFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 203, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCBFA?

#EFCBFA is RGB 239, 203, 250 — HSL 286°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 4%, 19%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFCBFA?

Its complement is #D7FACC; analogous partners are #D8CCFA and #FACCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCBFA for text?

Black text on #EFCBFA has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.