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#EFE7FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFE7FE 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 #EFE7FE 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.

#EFE7FE 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 #F6FEE7; it also sits naturally between #E7EAFE and #FAE7FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE7FE · RGB 239, 231, 254

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Color values

HEX#EFE7FE
RGB239, 231, 254
HSL261°, 92%, 95%
HSV261°, 9%, 100%
CMYK6%, 9%, 0%, 0%
XYZ82.06, 82.66, 105.40
Yxy82.66, 0.3038, 0.3060
CIE-Lab92.86, 6.86, -10.14
Hunter Lab90.92, 6.98, -10.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE7FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE7FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE7FE

.text { color: #EFE7FE; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE7FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 231, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 92%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE7FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 231, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE7FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 231, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE7FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE7FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE7FE

#D1BAFC#B48EFA#9762F8#7A36F7#5C0AF5#4A08C4#390698#29046C#180340#070114

Tints of #EFE7FE

#EFE7FE#EFE7FE#EFE7FE#EFE7FE#F2EBFE#F2EBFE#F2EBFE#F2EBFE#F2EBFE#F2EBFE

Tones of #EFE7FE

#EFE8FC#F0EAFB#F0EBF9#F1EDF7#F1EFF6#F2F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FEE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE7FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE7FE

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 #EFE7FE: ·

How #EFE7FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECEBF8Deuteranopia · #ECEDF7Tritanopia · #EFF4F3

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 #EFE7FE rather than the exact color:

Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9

Similar colors

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

#F1EAFF#F3E8FF#EBEAFF#F4EEFF#F5EFFF#EEF1FF#EDEEF7#F8EDFF#F7E8F6#ECF2FF#F6E5F5#F8E7F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE7FD  ·  #EFE7FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE7FE?

#EFE7FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 231, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE7FE?

#EFE7FE is RGB 239, 231, 254 — HSL 261°, 92%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 9%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFE7FE?

Its complement is #F6FEE7; analogous partners are #E7EAFE and #FAE7FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE7FE for text?

Black text on #EFE7FE has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.