Palettes / Colors / #EFECF3

#EFECF3 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EFECF3 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFECF3 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.

#EFECF3 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 #F0F3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECEDF3 and #F3ECF3. 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 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECF3

.text { color: #EFECF3; }
.background { background-color: #EFECF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 23%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0F3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECF3

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 #EFECF3 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 #EFECF3 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

← #EFECF2  ·  #EFECF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECF3?

#EFECF3 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 236, 243). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECF3?

#EFECF3 is RGB 239, 236, 243 — HSL 266°, 23%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFECF3?

Its complement is #F0F3EC; analogous partners are #ECEDF3 and #F3ECF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECF3 for text?

Black text on #EFECF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.