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#EFCFFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFCFFD 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 #EFCFFD 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.

#EFCFFD 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 #DCFDCE; it also sits naturally between #D7CEFD and #FDCEF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCFFD · RGB 239, 207, 253

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Color values

HEX#EFCFFD
RGB239, 207, 253
HSL282°, 92%, 90%
HSV282°, 18%, 99%
CMYK6%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ75.64, 70.07, 102.47
Yxy70.07, 0.3048, 0.2823
CIE-Lab87.03, 19.25, -18.35
Hunter Lab83.71, 19.59, -19.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFCFFD

.text { color: #EFCFFD; }
.background { background-color: #EFCFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFCFFD

#E0A2FB#D37BF9#C54FF8#B828F6#A40AE6#8508BA#690693#490467#2D0340#0E0114

Tints of #EFCFFD

#F0D3FD#F0D3FD#F2D8FD#F2D8FD#F4DDFE#F5E2FE#F5E2FE#F7E7FE#F7E7FE#F9EBFE

Tones of #EFCFFD

#EED1FA#ECD5F6#EBD8F3#E9DCEF#E8DFEC#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCFDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCFFD

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 #EFCFFD: ·

How #EFCFFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1F2Deuteranopia · #E3E5EFTritanopia · #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 #EFCFFD rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCFFC  ·  #EFCFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCFFD?

#EFCFFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 207, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCFFD?

#EFCFFD is RGB 239, 207, 253 — HSL 282°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFCFFD?

Its complement is #DCFDCE; analogous partners are #D7CEFD and #FDCEF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCFFD for text?

Black text on #EFCFFD has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.