Palettes / Colors / #EFEBF8
#EFEBF8 — Pale Muted Purple
#EFEBF8 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 #EFEBF8 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.
#EFEBF8 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 #F5F8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECEFF8 and #F6ECF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEBF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 248 |
| HSL | 258°, 48%, 95% |
| HSV | 258°, 5%, 97% |
| CMYK | 4%, 5%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 82.25, 84.54, 100.79 |
| Yxy | 84.54, 0.3074, 0.3160 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.69, 3.68, -5.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.95, 3.73, -5.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 97%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEBF8
.text { color: #EFEBF8; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 48%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBF8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEBF8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F5F8EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEBF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBF8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEBF8: ·
How #EFEBF8 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 #EFEBF8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFEBF8?
#EFEBF8 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 235, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBF8?
#EFEBF8 is RGB 239, 235, 248 — HSL 258°, 48%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 5%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #EFEBF8?
Its complement is #F5F8EC; analogous partners are #ECEFF8 and #F6ECF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEBF8 for text?
Black text on #EFEBF8 has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.