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#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.

#EFEBFE · RGB 239, 235, 254

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Color values

HEX#EFEBFE
RGB239, 235, 254
HSL253°, 90%, 96%
HSV253°, 7%, 100%
CMYK6%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ83.19, 84.92, 105.77
Yxy84.92, 0.3038, 0.3101
CIE-Lab93.85, 4.80, -8.68
Hunter Lab92.15, 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

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

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

#CDC0FC#AA94F9#8464F7#6138F5#3E0DF2#330AC7#28089B#1B066B#10033F#050113

Tints of #EFEBFE

#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE#F0ECFE

Tones of #EFEBFE

#F0EDFD#F1EEFB#F2F0FA#F3F1F9#F3F2F7#F4F3F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.98:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #EDEDF9Deuteranopia · #EEEEF8Tritanopia · #EFF6F5

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 #EFEBFE rather than the exact color:

Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9

Similar colors

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

#F1EAFF#EBEAFF#F3E8FF#F4EEFF#EEF1FF#F5EFFF#ECF2FF#EDEEF7#F0F3FF#ECF2F9#F8EDFF#EEF5FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEBFD  ·  #EFEBFF →

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.