What color is #EFB4E7?

#EFB4E7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFB4E7?

The RGB value is 239, 180, 231: 239 red, 180 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFB4E7?

The complementary color is #B4EFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFB4E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFB4E7 color

#EFB4E7 rgb(239, 180, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFB4E7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 70.6% green and 90.6% blue (239, 180, 231).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 65% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Land of Dreams (#EDABE6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#EFB4E7 color codes

HEX	`#EFB4E7`
RGB	`rgb(239, 180, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 70.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 65%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 25%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.05, 29.53, -17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.05, 34.14, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.34, 56.765, 83.048)`
Decimal	`15709415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFB4E7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFB4E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFB4E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFB4E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efb4e7; }
.text { color: #efb4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efb4e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 180 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efb4e7, #efb4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #EFB4E7?: #EFB4E7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFB4E7?: The RGB value is 239, 180, 231: 239 red, 180 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFB4E7?: The complementary color is #B4EFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFB4E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.