Palettes / Colors / #EFE3F8

#EFE3F8 — Pale Purple

#EFE3F8 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFE3F8 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 #ECF8E2; it also sits naturally between #E4E2F8 and #F8E2F6. 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 89% · Blue 97%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE3F8

.text { color: #EFE3F8; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3F8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE3F8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 227, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 60%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE3F8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 227, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE3F8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 227, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE3F8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE3F8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE3F8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF8E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE3F8: #000000.

How #EFE3F8 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 #EFE3F8 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

← #EFE3F7  ·  #EFE3F9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE3F8?

#EFE3F8 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 227, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE3F8?

#EFE3F8 is RGB 239, 227, 248 — HSL 274°, 60%, 93% — CMYK 4%, 8%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #EFE3F8?

Its complement is #ECF8E2; analogous partners are #E4E2F8 and #F8E2F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE3F8 for text?

Black text on #EFE3F8 has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.