Palettes / Colors / #EFEAF5

#EFEAF5 — Pale Muted Purple

#EFEAF5 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFEAF5 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 #F0F5EA; it also sits naturally between #EAEBF5 and #F5EAF5. 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 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

CSS code for #EFEAF5

.text { color: #EFEAF5; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 35%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAF5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEAF5

Tints of #EFEAF5

Tones of #EFEAF5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F5EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEAF5: #000000.

How #EFEAF5 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 #EFEAF5 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

← #EFEAF4  ·  #EFEAF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEAF5?

#EFEAF5 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 234, 245). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAF5?

#EFEAF5 is RGB 239, 234, 245 — HSL 267°, 35%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFEAF5?

Its complement is #F0F5EA; analogous partners are #EAEBF5 and #F5EAF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEAF5 for text?

Black text on #EFEAF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.