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#EFAFEA Color

#EFAFEA is rgb(239, 175, 234) in RGB, hsl(305, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAFEA
HEX#EFAFEA
RGBrgb(239, 175, 234)
HSLhsl(305, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(305, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.107 329.1)
LABlab(79.00% 30.99 -20.09)
LCHlch(79.00% 36.93 327.05)

What #EFAFEA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFAFEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.93Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.69Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.43Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.99Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.16Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EFAFEA Channel Values

How #EFAFEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 175 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 2% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAFEA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFAFEA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFAFEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFAFEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFAFEA
Complementary
#AEEFB3
Analogous
#D4AEEF
Analogous
#EFAEC9
Triadic
#EAEFAE
Triadic
#AEEAEF
Split comp.
#C9EFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFD4

Tints & Shades of #EFAFEA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F1B7EC
#F3C3EF
#F5CCF1
#F7D9F5
#F9E1F7
#FCEEFA

Shades

#E67FDD
#DC50D1
#CC28BF
#9E1F93
#6F1667
#400D3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFAFEA.

How #EFAFEA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFAFEA
Protanopia#BCBCEA
Protanomaly#D2B7EA
Deuteranopia#C7C7E8
Deuteranomaly#D8BEE9
Tritanopia#E9B8B8
Tritanomaly#EBB4CE
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAFEA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efafea: #EFAFEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAFEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efafea': '#EFAFEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.686, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_efafea">#EFAFEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAFEA"

More Pink Colors

#EFAFEA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFAFEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAFEA?

#EFAFEA is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 175, 234) in RGB and hsl(305, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #EFAFEA?

#EFAFEA is rgb(239, 175, 234) — red 239, green 175, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAFEA?

#EFAFEA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAFEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAFEA scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAFEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAFEA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.