What color is #EFE4F3?

#EFE4F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE4F3?

The RGB value is 239, 228, 243: 239 red, 228 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE4F3?

The complementary color is #E8F3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE4F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE4F3 color

#EFE4F3 rgb(239, 228, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE4F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 95.3% blue (239, 228, 243).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#EFE4F3 color codes

HEX	`#EFE4F3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 228, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.82, 6.37, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.82, 8.71, 317.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.515, 80.309, 96.089)`
Decimal	`15721715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE4F3, 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 #EFE4F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE4F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #EFE4F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe4f3; }
.text { color: #efe4f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe4f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 228 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe4f3, #f3e4f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EFE4F3?: #EFE4F3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE4F3?: The RGB value is 239, 228, 243: 239 red, 228 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE4F3?: The complementary color is #E8F3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE4F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.