Palettes / Colors / #EFEAF4
#EFEAF4 — Pale Dusty Purple
#EFEAF4 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 #EFEAF4 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.
#EFEAF4 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 #F0F4EB; it also sits naturally between #EBEBF4 and #F4EBF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEAF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 234, 244 |
| HSL | 270°, 31%, 94% |
| HSV | 270°, 4%, 96% |
| CMYK | 2%, 4%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 81.35, 83.73, 97.46 |
| Yxy | 83.73, 0.3099, 0.3189 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.33, 3.46, -4.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.50, 3.50, -4.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 96%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEAF4
.text { color: #EFEAF4; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 31%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 244, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAF4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEAF4
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Tones of #EFEAF4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0F4EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEAF4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAF4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEAF4: ·
How #EFEAF4 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 #EFEAF4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFEAF4?
#EFEAF4 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 234, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAF4?
#EFEAF4 is RGB 239, 234, 244 — HSL 270°, 31%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 4%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #EFEAF4?
Its complement is #F0F4EB; analogous partners are #EBEBF4 and #F4EBF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEAF4 for text?
Black text on #EFEAF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.