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#EFE2FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFE2FC 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 #EFE2FC 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.

#EFE2FC 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 #F0FCE3; it also sits naturally between #E3E3FC and #FCE3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE2FC · RGB 239, 226, 252

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Color values

HEX#EFE2FC
RGB239, 226, 252
HSL270°, 81%, 94%
HSV270°, 10%, 99%
CMYK5%, 10%, 0%, 1%
XYZ80.36, 79.77, 103.26
Yxy79.77, 0.3051, 0.3029
CIE-Lab91.58, 9.08, -11.01
Hunter Lab89.32, 9.22, -11.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 89% · Blue 99%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE2FC

.text { color: #EFE2FC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 81%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE2FC

#D9BAF8#C290F3#AB67EF#943DEB#7D18E2#6613B9#4F0F8F#380B66#21063C#0A0212

Tints of #EFE2FC

#F0E3FC#F0E3FC#F2E8FD#F2E8FD#F2E8FD#F2E8FD#F2E8FD#F5EDFD#F5EDFD#F5EDFD

Tones of #EFE2FC

#F0E5FA#F0E7F9#F0E9F7#F0EAF5#F0ECF3#F0EEF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FCE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE2FC

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 #EFE2FC: ·

How #EFE2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9F6Deuteranopia · #EAEBF4Tritanopia · #EEF1F0

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFE2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette F6e5f5
#F6E5F5 · #FBF4F9 · #F6E7E6 · #B9CCED

Similar colors

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

#F3E8FF#F1EAFF#EBEAFF#F0D9FF#F6DEF6#F6E5F5#E5E0FF#F1D9F6#F7E8F6#F8E7F6#E3DFFD#EBD6FB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE2FB  ·  #EFE2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE2FC?

#EFE2FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 226, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE2FC?

#EFE2FC is RGB 239, 226, 252 — HSL 270°, 81%, 94% — CMYK 5%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFE2FC?

Its complement is #F0FCE3; analogous partners are #E3E3FC and #FCE3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE2FC for text?

Black text on #EFE2FC has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.