What color is #EFD5E9?

#EFD5E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD5E9?

The RGB value is 239, 213, 233: 239 red, 213 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD5E9?

The complementary color is #D5EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD5E9 color

#EFD5E9 rgb(239, 213, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFD5E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 83.5% green and 91.4% blue (239, 213, 233).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 45% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#EFD5E9 color codes

HEX	`#EFD5E9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 213, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 83.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 45%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.88, 12.4, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.88, 14, 332.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.097, 71.823, 87.035)`
Decimal	`15717865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD5E9, 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 #EFD5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #EFD5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd5e9; }
.text { color: #efd5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 213 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd5e9, #efd5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EFD5E9?: #EFD5E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD5E9?: The RGB value is 239, 213, 233: 239 red, 213 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD5E9?: The complementary color is #D5EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.