Palettes / Colors / #EFEBFE
#EFEBFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#EFEBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EFEBFE 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.
#EFEBFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FAFEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF1FE and #F9ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 253°, 90%, 96% |
| HSV | 253°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.19, 84.92, 105.77 |
| Yxy | 84.92, 0.3038, 0.3101 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.85, 4.80, -8.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.15, 4.87, -8.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEBFE
.text { color: #EFEBFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEBFE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAFEEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEBFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBFE
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 #EFEBFE: ·
How #EFEBFE 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 #EFEBFE 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 #EFEBFE?
#EFEBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBFE?
#EFEBFE is RGB 239, 235, 254 — HSL 253°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFEBFE?
Its complement is #FAFEEC; analogous partners are #ECF1FE and #F9ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEBFE for text?
Black text on #EFEBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.