What color is #EFE9F8?

#EFE9F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE9F8?

The RGB value is 239, 233, 248: 239 red, 233 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE9F8?

The complementary color is #F2F8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE9F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE9F8 color

#EFE9F8 rgb(239, 233, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EFE9F8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 97.3% blue (239, 233, 248).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 52% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#EFE9F8 color codes

HEX	`#EFE9F8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 233, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 52%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.19, 4.7, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.19, 8.04, 305.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.676, 83.406, 100.585)`
Decimal	`15723000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE9F8, 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 #EFE9F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE9F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #EFE9F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe9f8; }
.text { color: #efe9f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 233 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe9f8, #f7e9f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFE9F8?: #EFE9F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE9F8?: The RGB value is 239, 233, 248: 239 red, 233 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE9F8?: The complementary color is #F2F8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE9F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.