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#EFEAFB — Pale Purple

#EFEAFB is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EFEAFB 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.

#EFEAFB 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 #F6FBEA; it also sits naturally between #EAEDFB and #F7EAFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEAFB · RGB 239, 234, 251

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Color values

HEX#EFEAFB
RGB239, 234, 251
HSL258°, 68%, 95%
HSV258°, 7%, 98%
CMYK5%, 7%, 0%, 2%
XYZ82.43, 84.16, 103.17
Yxy84.16, 0.3056, 0.3120
CIE-Lab93.52, 4.75, -7.61
Hunter Lab91.74, 4.82, -7.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFEAFB

.text { color: #EFEAFB; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEAFB

#D2C3F4#B49CEC#9776E5#7A4FDE#5D29D6#4A21AB#3A1985#29125E#180B38#070311

Tints of #EFEAFB

#EFEAFB#EFEAFB#EFEAFB#EFEAFB#F2EEFC#F2EEFC#F2EEFC#F2EEFC#F2EEFC#F2EEFC

Tones of #EFEAFB

#EFEBFA#F0ECF8#F0EDF7#F1EFF6#F1F0F5#F2F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEAFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAFB

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 #EFEAFB: ·

How #EFEAFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDF7Deuteranopia · #EDEEF6Tritanopia · #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 #EFEAFB rather than the exact color:

Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF

Similar colors

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

#F1EAFF#EBEAFF#EDEEF7#F3E8FF#F4EEFF#EEF1FF#ECF2F9#F5EFFF#F1F1F6#EFF0F4#ECF2FF#F7E8F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEAFA  ·  #EFEAFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEAFB?

#EFEAFB is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 234, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAFB?

#EFEAFB is RGB 239, 234, 251 — HSL 258°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 5%, 7%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFEAFB?

Its complement is #F6FBEA; analogous partners are #EAEDFB and #F7EAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEAFB for text?

Black text on #EFEAFB has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.