Palettes / Colors / #EFECFE
#EFECFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#EFECFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#EFECFE 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 #FBFEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF2FE and #F8ECFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFECFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 236, 254 |
| HSL | 250°, 90%, 96% |
| HSV | 250°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.48, 85.50, 105.87 |
| Yxy | 85.50, 0.3037, 0.3111 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.10, 4.28, -8.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.46, 4.35, -8.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · 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 #EFECFE
.text { color: #EFECFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 90%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFECFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBFEEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFECFE: #000000.
How #EFECFE 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 #EFECFE 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 #EFECFE?
#EFECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECFE?
#EFECFE is RGB 239, 236, 254 — HSL 250°, 90%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFECFE?
Its complement is #FBFEEC; analogous partners are #ECF2FE and #F8ECFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFECFE for text?
Black text on #EFECFE has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.