Palettes / Colors / #EFE3F9

#EFE3F9 — Pale Purple

#EFE3F9 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFE3F9 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 #ECF9E2; it also sits naturally between #E3E2F9 and #F9E2F8. 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 98%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE3F9

.text { color: #EFE3F9; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3F9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE3F9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 227, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 65%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE3F9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 227, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE3F9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 227, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE3F9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE3F9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE3F9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF9E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE3F9: #000000.

How #EFE3F9 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 #EFE3F9 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

← #EFE3F8  ·  #EFE3FA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE3F9?

#EFE3F9 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 227, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE3F9?

#EFE3F9 is RGB 239, 227, 249 — HSL 273°, 65%, 93% — CMYK 4%, 9%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFE3F9?

Its complement is #ECF9E2; analogous partners are #E3E2F9 and #F9E2F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE3F9 for text?

Black text on #EFE3F9 has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.