What color is #EFE8FC?

#EFE8FC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE8FC?

The RGB value is 239, 232, 252: 239 red, 232 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE8FC?

The complementary color is #F5FCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE8FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE8FC color

#EFE8FC rgb(239, 232, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE8FC is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91% green and 98.8% blue (239, 232, 252).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 77% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#EFE8FC color codes

HEX	`#EFE8FC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 232, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 77%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, 5.96, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 10.64, 304.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.021, 83.092, 103.794)`
Decimal	`15722748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE8FC, 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 #EFE8FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE8FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #EFE8FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe8fc; }
.text { color: #efe8fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe8fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 232 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe8fc, #f9e8fc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFE8FC?: #EFE8FC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE8FC?: The RGB value is 239, 232, 252: 239 red, 232 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE8FC?: The complementary color is #F5FCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE8FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.