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#EFEEF2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EFEEF2 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 #EFEEF2 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.

#EFEEF2 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 #F1F2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEEFF2 and #F1EEF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEEF2 · RGB 239, 238, 242

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Color values

HEX#EFEEF2
RGB239, 238, 242
HSL255°, 13%, 94%
HSV255°, 2%, 95%
CMYK1%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ82.20, 85.91, 96.25
Yxy85.91, 0.3109, 0.3250
CIE-Lab94.27, 1.05, -1.82
Hunter Lab92.69, 1.06, -1.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFEEF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEEF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEEF2

.text { color: #EFEEF2; }
.background { background-color: #EFEEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 13%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEEF2

#D6D4DE#BEBACA#A5A0B6#8D86A2#756D8D#5F5973#4A4559#34313F#1F1D25#0A090C

Tints of #EFEEF2

#EFEEF2#EFEEF2#F1F1F4#F1F1F4#F1F1F4#F1F1F4#F1F1F4#F4F3F6#F4F3F6#F4F3F6

Tones of #EFEEF2

#EFEEF1#EFEEF1#EFEFF1#EFEFF1#EFEFF0#F0EFF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEEF2

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 #EFEEF2: ·

How #EFEEF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFF1Deuteranopia · #EFEFF1Tritanopia · #EFF0F0

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 #EFEEF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eff0f4
#EFF0F4 · #74DBEF · #0074E4 · #264E86
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette Ffe8df
#FFE8DF · #FFFFFF · #F0F0F0 · #888888
Palette F0f0f0
#F0F0F0 · #213555 · #4F709C · #E5D283
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717

Similar colors

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

#EFF0F4#F0F0F0#F1F1F1#F1EFEF#EEEEEE#F2F2F2#F0F3F3#F1F1F6#EDEEF7#EDEDED#EAECF0#F3F1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEEF1  ·  #EFEEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEEF2?

#EFEEF2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 238, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEEF2?

#EFEEF2 is RGB 239, 238, 242 — HSL 255°, 13%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFEEF2?

Its complement is #F1F2EE; analogous partners are #EEEFF2 and #F1EEF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEEF2 for text?

Black text on #EFEEF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.