What color is #EFD9F1?

#EFD9F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFD9F1?

The RGB value is 239, 217, 241: 239 red, 217 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFD9F1?

The complementary color is #DBF1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFD9F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFD9F1 color

#EFD9F1 rgb(239, 217, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFD9F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 85.1% green and 94.5% blue (239, 217, 241).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 46% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#EFD9F1 color codes

HEX	`#EFD9F1`
RGB	`rgb(239, 217, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 85.1%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 46%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, 11.74, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 14.76, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.284, 74.328, 93.53)`
Decimal	`15718897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFD9F1, 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 #EFD9F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFD9F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #EFD9F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efd9f1; }
.text { color: #efd9f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd9f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 217 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efd9f1, #f1d9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EFD9F1?: #EFD9F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFD9F1?: The RGB value is 239, 217, 241: 239 red, 217 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFD9F1?: The complementary color is #DBF1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFD9F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.