Palettes / Colors / #EFECF4

#EFECF4 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EFECF4 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#EFECF4 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 #F1F4EC; it also sits naturally between #ECEDF4 and #F3ECF4. 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 96%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECF4

.text { color: #EFECF4; }
.background { background-color: #EFECF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 27%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFECF4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F4EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECF4: #000000.

How #EFECF4 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 #EFECF4 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

← #EFECF3  ·  #EFECF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECF4?

#EFECF4 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 236, 244). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECF4?

#EFECF4 is RGB 239, 236, 244 — HSL 262°, 27%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFECF4?

Its complement is #F1F4EC; analogous partners are #ECEDF4 and #F3ECF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECF4 for text?

Black text on #EFECF4 has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.