What color is #EFC0FF?

#EFC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFC0FF?

The RGB value is 239, 192, 255: 239 red, 192 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFC0FF?

The complementary color is #D0FFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFC0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFC0FF color

#EFC0FF rgb(239, 192, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 75.3% green and 100% blue (239, 192, 255).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#EFC0FF color codes

HEX	`#EFC0FF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 192, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 75.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.58, 27.59, -24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.58, 36.98, 318.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.494, 63.271, 102.982)`
Decimal	`15712511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFC0FF, 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 #EFC0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFC0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #EFC0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efc0ff; }
.text { color: #efc0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 192 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efc0ff, #ffc0ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFC0FF?: #EFC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFC0FF?: The RGB value is 239, 192, 255: 239 red, 192 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFC0FF?: The complementary color is #D0FFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFC0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.