What color is #EFCAFE?

#EFCAFE 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 #EFCAFE?

The RGB value is 239, 202, 254: 239 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFCAFE?

The complementary color is #D9FECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFCAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFCAFE color

#EFCAFE rgb(239, 202, 254)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 79.2% green and 99.6% blue (239, 202, 254).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#EFCAFE color codes

HEX	`#EFCAFE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 202, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 79.2%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.88, 22.08, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.88, 30.2, 316.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.604, 67.749, 102.893)`
Decimal	`15715070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFCAFE, 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 #EFCAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFCAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #EFCAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efcafe; }
.text { color: #efcafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efcafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 202 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efcafe, #fecaf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EFCAFE?: #EFCAFE 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 #EFCAFE?: The RGB value is 239, 202, 254: 239 red, 202 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFCAFE?: The complementary color is #D9FECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFCAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.