Palettes / Colors / #EFCCFA

#EFCCFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFCCFA 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 #EFCCFA 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.

#EFCCFA 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 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCCFA

.text { color: #EFCCFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFCCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7FACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCCFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCCFA

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 #EFCCFA 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 #EFCCFA 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

← #EFCCF9  ·  #EFCCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCCFA?

#EFCCFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 204, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCCFA?

#EFCCFA is RGB 239, 204, 250 — HSL 286°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 4%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFCCFA?

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

Can I use #EFCCFA for text?

Black text on #EFCCFA has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.