Palettes / Colors / #EFEBF7

#EFEBF7 — Pale Muted Purple

#EFEBF7 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EFEBF7 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.

#EFEBF7 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 #F4F8ED; it also sits naturally between #EDEFF8 and #F6EDF8. 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 97%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEBF7

.text { color: #EFEBF7; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 43%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBF7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F8ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEBF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBF7

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 #EFEBF7 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 #EFEBF7 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

← #EFEBF6  ·  #EFEBF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBF7?

#EFEBF7 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 235, 247). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBF7?

#EFEBF7 is RGB 239, 235, 247 — HSL 260°, 43%, 95% — CMYK 3%, 5%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #EFEBF7?

Its complement is #F4F8ED; analogous partners are #EDEFF8 and #F6EDF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBF7 for text?

Black text on #EFEBF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.