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#EFE2FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFE2FF 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 #EFE2FF 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.

#EFE2FF 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 #F1FFE0; it also sits naturally between #E0E2FF and #FDE0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE2FF · RGB 239, 226, 255

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Color values

HEX#EFE2FF
RGB239, 226, 255
HSL267°, 100%, 94%
HSV267°, 11%, 100%
CMYK6%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ80.84, 79.96, 105.78
Yxy79.96, 0.3033, 0.3000
CIE-Lab91.67, 9.65, -12.45
Hunter Lab89.42, 9.82, -12.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE2FF

.text { color: #EFE2FF; }
.background { background-color: #EFE2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE2FF

#D5B3FF#BC85FF#A257FF#8929FF#7000FA#5C00CC#47009E#320070#1E0042#090014

Tints of #EFE2FF

#EEE0FF#EEE0FF#F1E5FF#F1E5FF#F1E5FF#F1E5FF#F1E5FF#F4EBFF#F4EBFF#F4EBFF

Tones of #EFE2FF

#EEE3FD#EFE5FB#EFE7F8#EFE9F6#EFEBF4#EFEEF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FFE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE2FF

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 #EFE2FF: ·

How #EFE2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9F8Deuteranopia · #EAEBF6Tritanopia · #EEF2F1

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 #EFE2FF 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 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

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

#F3E8FF#F1EAFF#EBEAFF#F0D9FF#E5E0FF#F6DEF6#E3DFFD#F6E5F5#F1D9F6#F4EEFF#EBD6FB#F7E8F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE2FE  ·  #EFE300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE2FF?

#EFE2FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE2FF?

#EFE2FF is RGB 239, 226, 255 — HSL 267°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFE2FF?

Its complement is #F1FFE0; analogous partners are #E0E2FF and #FDE0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE2FF for text?

Black text on #EFE2FF has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.