What color is #EFEEFA?

#EFEEFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEEFA?

The RGB value is 239, 238, 250: 239 red, 238 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEEFA?

The complementary color is #F9FAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEEFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEEFA color

#EFEEFA rgb(239, 238, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EFEEFA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.3% green and 98% blue (239, 238, 250).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#EFEEFA color codes

HEX	`#EFEEFA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 238, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, 2.5, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 6.18, 293.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.423, 86.402, 102.706)`
Decimal	`15724282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEEFA, 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 #EFEEFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEEFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #EFEEFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeefa; }
.text { color: #efeefa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeefa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 238 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeefa, #f5eefa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEEFA?: #EFEEFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEEFA?: The RGB value is 239, 238, 250: 239 red, 238 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEEFA?: The complementary color is #F9FAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEEFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.