What color is #EFD2E8?

#EFD2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD2E8?

The RGB value is 239, 210, 232: 239 red, 210 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD2E8?

The complementary color is #D2EFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD2E8 color

#EFD2E8 rgb(239, 210, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFD2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 82.4% green and 91% blue (239, 210, 232).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 48% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#EFD2E8 color codes

HEX	`#EFD2E8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 210, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 82.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 48%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, 13.8, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 15.52, 332.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.207, 70.271, 86.036)`
Decimal	`15717096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD2E8, 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 #EFD2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #EFD2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd2e8; }
.text { color: #efd2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 210 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd2e8, #efd2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EFD2E8?: #EFD2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD2E8?: The RGB value is 239, 210, 232: 239 red, 210 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD2E8?: The complementary color is #D2EFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.