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#EFECFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#EFECFF 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 #EFECFF 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.

#EFECFF 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 #FCFFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBF2FF and #F8EBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFECFF · RGB 239, 236, 255

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Color values

HEX#EFECFF
RGB239, 236, 255
HSL249°, 100%, 96%
HSV249°, 7%, 100%
CMYK6%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ83.64, 85.56, 106.71
Yxy85.56, 0.3031, 0.3101
CIE-Lab94.12, 4.47, -8.79
Hunter Lab92.50, 4.54, -9.02

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

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

CSS code for #EFECFF

.text { color: #EFECFF; }
.background { background-color: #EFECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFECFF

#C7BDFF#A08FFF#745CFF#4D2EFF#2600FF#1F00D1#1800A3#110070#0A0042#030014

Tints of #EFECFF

#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF#EEEBFF

Tones of #EFECFF

#EFECFE#F0EEFC#F1EFFB#F2F0F9#F3F2F8#F4F3F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECFF

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 #EFECFF: ·

How #EFECFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EEEEFADeuteranopia · #EEEEF9Tritanopia · #EFF7F6

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 #EFECFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFECFE  ·  #EFED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECFF?

#EFECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 239, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECFF?

#EFECFF is RGB 239, 236, 255 — HSL 249°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFECFF?

Its complement is #FCFFEB; analogous partners are #EBF2FF and #F8EBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECFF for text?

Black text on #EFECFF has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.