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#EFCFFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFCFFC 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 #EFCFFC 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.

#EFCFFC 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 #DCFCCF; it also sits naturally between #D9CFFC and #FCCFF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCFFC · RGB 239, 207, 252

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Color values

HEX#EFCFFC
RGB239, 207, 252
HSL283°, 88%, 90%
HSV283°, 18%, 99%
CMYK5%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ75.48, 70.00, 101.63
Yxy70.00, 0.3054, 0.2833
CIE-Lab87.00, 19.06, -17.87
Hunter Lab83.67, 19.38, -18.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCFFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCFFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCFFC

.text { color: #EFCFFC; }
.background { background-color: #EFCFFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCFFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCFFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCFFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCFFC

#E1A4F9#D47EF7#C652F4#BA2CF2#A60EE1#860CB6#6A0990#4A0665#2E043E#0E0113

Tints of #EFCFFC

#F1D4FC#F1D4FC#F2D9FD#F2D9FD#F4DDFD#F6E2FD#F6E2FD#F7E7FD#F7E7FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #EFCFFC

#EED2F9#ECD5F6#EBD9F2#EADCEF#E8DFEC#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCFFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCFFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFCFFC: ·

How #EFCFFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E1F1Deuteranopia · #E3E5EETritanopia · #EDE9E7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCFFC rather than the exact color:

Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F4CEFF#EBD3F8#EECCF5#EBD6FB#F3CCF5#E8D3FF#F3CCF3#E5D1FA#F0D9FF#ECC5FB#E5CFF7#E5D4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCFFB  ·  #EFCFFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCFFC?

#EFCFFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 207, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCFFC?

#EFCFFC is RGB 239, 207, 252 — HSL 283°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFCFFC?

Its complement is #DCFCCF; analogous partners are #D9CFFC and #FCCFF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCFFC for text?

Black text on #EFCFFC has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.