Palettes / Colors / #EFEAFE

#EFEAFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFEAFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFEAFE 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.

#EFEAFE 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 #F9FEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF0FE and #F9ECFE. 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 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEAFE

.text { color: #EFEAFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 91%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEAFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEAFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAFE

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:

How #EFEAFE 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 #EFEAFE 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

← #EFEAFD  ·  #EFEAFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEAFE?

#EFEAFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 234, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAFE?

#EFEAFE is RGB 239, 234, 254 — HSL 255°, 91%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFEAFE?

Its complement is #F9FEEC; analogous partners are #ECF0FE and #F9ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEAFE for text?

Black text on #EFEAFE has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.