What color is #EFE0F2?

#EFE0F2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE0F2?

The RGB value is 239, 224, 242: 239 red, 224 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE0F2?

The complementary color is #E3F2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE0F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE0F2 color

#EFE0F2 rgb(239, 224, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE0F2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.8% green and 94.9% blue (239, 224, 242).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 41% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#EFE0F2 color codes

HEX	`#EFE0F2`
RGB	`rgb(239, 224, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 87.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 41%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.81, 8.27, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.81, 10.77, 320.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.277, 78.073, 94.933)`
Decimal	`15720690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE0F2, 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 #EFE0F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE0F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #EFE0F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe0f2; }
.text { color: #efe0f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe0f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 224 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe0f2, #f2e0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EFE0F2?: #EFE0F2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE0F2?: The RGB value is 239, 224, 242: 239 red, 224 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE0F2?: The complementary color is #E3F2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE0F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.