Palettes / Colors / #EFE0FD
#EFE0FD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EFE0FD 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 #EFE0FD 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.
#EFE0FD 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 #EFFDE2; it also sits naturally between #E3E2FD and #FDE2FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE0FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 224, 253 |
| HSL | 271°, 88%, 94% |
| HSV | 271°, 11%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 11%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 79.98, 78.75, 103.91 |
| Yxy | 78.75, 0.3045, 0.2998 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.12, 10.31, -12.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.74, 10.48, -12.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 88% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE0FD
.text { color: #EFE0FD; }
.background { background-color: #EFE0FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE0FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 88%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE0FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE0FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE0FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE0FD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFE0FD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFFDE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE0FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE0FD
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 #EFE0FD: ·
How #EFE0FD 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 #EFE0FD 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 #EFE0FD?
#EFE0FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 224, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE0FD?
#EFE0FD is RGB 239, 224, 253 — HSL 271°, 88%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 11%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFE0FD?
Its complement is #EFFDE2; analogous partners are #E3E2FD and #FDE2FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE0FD for text?
Black text on #EFE0FD has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.