Palettes / Colors / #EFE5FF

#EFE5FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFE5FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFE5FF 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 #F5FFE5; it also sits naturally between #E5E8FF and #FCE5FF. 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 90% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE5FF

.text { color: #EFE5FF; }
.background { background-color: #EFE5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 229, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 229, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 229, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE5FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE5FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FFE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE5FF: #000000.

How #EFE5FF 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 #EFE5FF 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

← #EFE5FE  ·  #EFE600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE5FF?

#EFE5FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 229, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE5FF?

#EFE5FF is RGB 239, 229, 255 — HSL 263°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFE5FF?

Its complement is #F5FFE5; analogous partners are #E5E8FF and #FCE5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE5FF for text?

Black text on #EFE5FF has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.