Palettes / Colors / #EFD7FF
#EFD7FF — Pale Vivid Purple
#EFD7FF 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 #EFD7FF 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.
#EFD7FF 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 #E7FFD6; it also sits naturally between #DAD6FF and #FFD6FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFD7FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 215, 255 |
| HSL | 276°, 100%, 92% |
| HSV | 276°, 16%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 16%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.95, 74.17, 104.82 |
| Yxy | 74.17, 0.3034, 0.2887 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.00, 15.41, -16.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.12, 15.68, -17.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 84% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFD7FF
.text { color: #EFD7FF; }
.background { background-color: #EFD7FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD7FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 215, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD7FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 215, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD7FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 215, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFD7FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD7FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FFD6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFD7FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD7FF
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 #EFD7FF: ·
How #EFD7FF 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 #EFD7FF 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 #EFD7FF?
#EFD7FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 215, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD7FF?
#EFD7FF is RGB 239, 215, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 6%, 16%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFD7FF?
Its complement is #E7FFD6; analogous partners are #DAD6FF and #FFD6FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFD7FF for text?
Black text on #EFD7FF has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.