Palettes / Colors / #EFE0F6

#EFE0F6 — Pale Purple

#EFE0F6 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFE0F6 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 #E6F6DF; it also sits naturally between #E3DFF6 and #F6DFF2. 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 88% · Blue 96%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE0F6

.text { color: #EFE0F6; }
.background { background-color: #EFE0F6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE0F6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 55%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE0F6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE0F6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE0F6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE0F6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE0F6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6F6DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE0F6: #000000.

How #EFE0F6 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 #EFE0F6 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

← #EFE0F5  ·  #EFE0F7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE0F6?

#EFE0F6 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 224, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE0F6?

#EFE0F6 is RGB 239, 224, 246 — HSL 281°, 55%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 9%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFE0F6?

Its complement is #E6F6DF; analogous partners are #E3DFF6 and #F6DFF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE0F6 for text?

Black text on #EFE0F6 has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.