Palettes / Colors / #EFE3FC

#EFE3FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFE3FC 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 #EFE3FC 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.

#EFE3FC 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 #E3E4FC and #FCE3FC. 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 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE3FC

.text { color: #EFE3FC; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE3FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 227, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 81%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE3FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 227, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE3FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 227, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE3FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE3FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FCE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE3FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE3FC

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:

How #EFE3FC 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 #EFE3FC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE3FC?

#EFE3FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 227, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE3FC?

#EFE3FC is RGB 239, 227, 252 — HSL 269°, 81%, 94% — CMYK 5%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFE3FC?

Its complement is #F0FCE3; analogous partners are #E3E4FC and #FCE3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE3FC for text?

Black text on #EFE3FC has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.