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#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.

#EFEAF4 · RGB 239, 234, 244

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Color values

HEX#EFEAF4
RGB239, 234, 244
HSL270°, 31%, 94%
HSV270°, 4%, 96%
CMYK2%, 4%, 0%, 4%
XYZ81.35, 83.73, 97.46
Yxy83.73, 0.3099, 0.3189
CIE-Lab93.33, 3.46, -4.24
Hunter Lab91.50, 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

Sample text in #EFEAF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEAF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#D9CDE5#C2AFD5#AB91C5#9473B5#7D56A4#664686#4F3768#382749#21172B#0A070D

Tints of #EFEAF4

#F0EBF4#F0EBF4#F2EEF6#F2EEF6#F2EEF6#F2EEF6#F2EEF6#F5F2F8#F5F2F8#F5F2F8

Tones of #EFEAF4

#F0ECF4#F0ECF3#F0EDF2#F0EEF2#F0EEF1#F0EFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.75:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #EDEDF2Deuteranopia · #EDEEF1Tritanopia · #EFF0EF

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 #EFEAF4 rather than the exact color:

Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette Eff0f4
#EFF0F4 · #74DBEF · #0074E4 · #264E86
Palette 000000
#000000 · #233D4D · #FE7F2D · #EAECF0
Lucky Ruby
#8B9A6E · #F7F2EB · #EAE2D6 · #EEEEEE
Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CB2957 · #DDDDDD · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#EDEEF7#EFF0F4#EAECF0#EEEEEE#F0F0F0#F1EFEF#F1F1F6#E8EDF2#EDEDED#F1F1F1#F3F1F5#EFECEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEAF3  ·  #EFEAF5 →

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.