What color is #EFEAFA?

#EFEAFA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEAFA?

The RGB value is 239, 234, 250: 239 red, 234 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEAFA?

The complementary color is #F5FAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEAFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEAFA color

#EFEAFA rgb(239, 234, 250)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.8% green and 98% blue (239, 234, 250).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 62% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#EFEAFA color codes

HEX	`#EFEAFA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 234, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 91.8%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 62%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.49, 4.56, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.49, 8.45, 302.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.272, 84.098, 102.322)`
Decimal	`15723258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEAFA, 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 #EFEAFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEAFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #EFEAFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeafa; }
.text { color: #efeafa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeafa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 234 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeafa, #f7eafa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEAFA?: #EFEAFA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEAFA?: The RGB value is 239, 234, 250: 239 red, 234 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEAFA?: The complementary color is #F5FAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEAFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.