Palettes / Colors / #EFDCFA
#EFDCFA — Pale Purple
#EFDCFA is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EFDCFA 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.
#EFDCFA 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 #E7FADB; it also sits naturally between #DFDBFA and #FADBF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFDCFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 220, 250 |
| HSL | 278°, 75%, 92% |
| HSV | 278°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 12%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.45, 76.44, 101.06 |
| Yxy | 76.44, 0.3065, 0.2987 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.06, 11.84, -12.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.43, 12.01, -12.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 98%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFDCFA
.text { color: #EFDCFA; }
.background { background-color: #EFDCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 220, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 220, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 220, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFDCFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDCFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FADB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFDCFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDCFA
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 #EFDCFA: ·
How #EFDCFA 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 #EFDCFA 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 #EFDCFA?
#EFDCFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 220, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDCFA?
#EFDCFA is RGB 239, 220, 250 — HSL 278°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 4%, 12%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFDCFA?
Its complement is #E7FADB; analogous partners are #DFDBFA and #FADBF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFDCFA for text?
Black text on #EFDCFA has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.