What color is #EFDFFF?

#EFDFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFDFFF?

The RGB value is 239, 223, 255: 239 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFDFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFDFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFDFFF color

#EFDFFF rgb(239, 223, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFDFFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.5% green and 100% blue (239, 223, 255).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#EFDFFF color codes

HEX	`#EFDFFF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 223, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.94, 11.21, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.94, 17.57, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.031, 78.346, 105.495)`
Decimal	`15720447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFDFFF, 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 #EFDFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFDFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #EFDFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efdfff; }
.text { color: #efdfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 223 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efdfff, #ffdfff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EFDFFF?: #EFDFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFDFFF?: The RGB value is 239, 223, 255: 239 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFDFFF?: The complementary color is #EFFFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFDFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.