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#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.

#EFEBF8 · RGB 239, 235, 248

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Color values

HEX#EFEBF8
RGB239, 235, 248
HSL258°, 48%, 95%
HSV258°, 5%, 97%
CMYK4%, 5%, 0%, 3%
XYZ82.25, 84.54, 100.79
Yxy84.54, 0.3074, 0.3160
CIE-Lab93.69, 3.68, -5.80
Hunter Lab91.95, 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

Sample text in #EFEBF8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEBF8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#D4CAEC#B9A8E1#9E86D5#8264C9#6742BD#523597#402975#2D1D53#1B1131#08050F

Tints of #EFEBF8

#F0ECF8#F0ECF8#F0ECF8#F0ECF8#F3F0FA#F3F0FA#F3F0FA#F3F0FA#F3F0FA#F3F0FA

Tones of #EFEBF8

#F0EDF7#F1EEF7#F1EFF6#F1F0F5#F2F0F4#F2F1F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5F8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.91:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #EDEDF5Deuteranopia · #EEEEF4Tritanopia · #EFF2F2

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 #EFEBF8 rather than the exact color:

Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette Eff0f4
#EFF0F4 · #74DBEF · #0074E4 · #264E86
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82

Similar colors

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

#EDEEF7#EFF0F4#F1F1F6#F1EAFF#ECF2F9#F3F1F5#EBEAFF#F1F3F8#F3E8FF#F7E8F6#F4EEFF#F6F1F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEBF7  ·  #EFEBF9 →

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.