What color is #EFC8F2?

#EFC8F2 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFC8F2?

The RGB value is 239, 200, 242: 239 red, 200 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFC8F2?

The complementary color is #CBF2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFC8F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFC8F2 color

#EFC8F2 rgb(239, 200, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFC8F2 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 78.4% green and 94.9% blue (239, 200, 242).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 62% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#EFC8F2 color codes

HEX	`#EFC8F2`
RGB	`rgb(239, 200, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 78.4%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 62%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, 20.89, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 26.02, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.276, 66.071, 92.933)`
Decimal	`15714546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFC8F2, 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 #EFC8F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFC8F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #EFC8F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efc8f2; }
.text { color: #efc8f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc8f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 200 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efc8f2, #f2c8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EFC8F2?: #EFC8F2 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFC8F2?: The RGB value is 239, 200, 242: 239 red, 200 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFC8F2?: The complementary color is #CBF2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFC8F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.