What color is #EFE8FF?

#EFE8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE8FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EFE8FF?

The complementary color is #F8FFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE8FF color

#EFE8FF rgb(239, 232, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE8FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91% green and 100% blue (239, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#EFE8FF color codes

HEX	`#EFE8FF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.14, 6.53, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.14, 12.15, 302.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.5, 83.284, 106.317)`
Decimal	`15722751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE8FF, 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 #EFE8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #EFE8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe8ff; }
.text { color: #efe8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe8ff, #fbe8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFE8FF?: #EFE8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE8FF?: The RGB value is 239, 232, 255: 239 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE8FF?: The complementary color is #F8FFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.