What color is #EFECFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EFECFA?

The RGB value is 239, 236, 250: 239 red, 236 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFECFA?

The complementary color is #F7FAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFECFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFECFA color

#EFECFA rgb(239, 236, 250)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 98% blue (239, 236, 250).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 58% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#EFECFA color codes

HEX	`#EFECFA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 236, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 58%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.99, 3.53, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.99, 7.3, 298.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.844, 85.244, 102.513)`
Decimal	`15723770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFECFA, 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 #EFECFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFECFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #EFECFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efecfa; }
.text { color: #efecfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efecfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 236 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efecfa, #f6ecfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFECFA?: #EFECFA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFECFA?: The RGB value is 239, 236, 250: 239 red, 236 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFECFA?: The complementary color is #F7FAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFECFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.