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#EFEAF2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EFEAF2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EFEAF2 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.

#EFEAF2 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 #ECF1E9; it also sits naturally between #EAE9F1 and #F1E9F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEAF2 · RGB 239, 234, 242

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Color values

HEX#EFEAF2
RGB239, 234, 242
HSL278°, 24%, 93%
HSV278°, 3%, 95%
CMYK1%, 3%, 0%, 5%
XYZ81.05, 83.61, 95.87
Yxy83.61, 0.3111, 0.3209
CIE-Lab93.28, 3.10, -3.28
Hunter Lab91.44, 3.13, -3.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFEAF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEAF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEAF2

.text { color: #EFEAF2; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 24%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEAF2

#D9CCE0#C3B0CF#AE93BD#9877AC#855F9B#6D4E7E#543C62#3C2B46#231929#0B080D

Tints of #EFEAF2

#EEE9F1#F1ECF3#F1ECF3#F1ECF3#F3EFF5#F3EFF5#F3EFF5#F3EFF5#F5F2F7#F5F2F7

Tones of #EFEAF2

#EEE9F1#EEEAF0#EEEBF0#EEEBEF#EDECEE#EDEDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF1E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEAF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAF2

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 #EFEAF2: ·

How #EFEAF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDF0Deuteranopia · #EDEEF0Tritanopia · #EFEFEE

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 #EFEAF2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby
#8B9A6E · #F7F2EB · #EAE2D6 · #EEEEEE
Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CB2957 · #DDDDDD · #EEEEEE
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #6FCF97 · #2FA084 · #1F6F5F
Palette 1f6f5f
#1F6F5F · #2FA084 · #6FCF97 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#EEEEEE#EAECF0#EDEDED#F1EFEF#EFF0F4#EFECEC#F0F0F0#EDEEF7#ECECEC#F3EDED#F1F1F1#F6ECF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEAF1  ·  #EFEAF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEAF2?

#EFEAF2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 234, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAF2?

#EFEAF2 is RGB 239, 234, 242 — HSL 278°, 24%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFEAF2?

Its complement is #ECF1E9; analogous partners are #EAE9F1 and #F1E9F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEAF2 for text?

Black text on #EFEAF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.