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#EFAFEB Color

#EFAFEB is rgb(239, 175, 235) in RGB, hsl(304, 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 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAFEB
HEX#EFAFEB
RGBrgb(239, 175, 235)
HSLhsl(304, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(304, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.108 328.6)
LABlab(79.03% 31.13 -20.58)
LCHlch(79.03% 37.31 326.53)

What #EFAFEB 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 #EFAFEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.84Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.17Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.66Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.04Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.27Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.57

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

#EFAFEB Channel Values

How #EFAFEB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · 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 · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAFEB 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 text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFAFEB

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

Base
#EFAFEB
Complementary
#AEEFB2
Analogous
#D3AEEF
Analogous
#EFAECA
Triadic
#EBEFAE
Triadic
#AEEBEF
Split comp.
#CAEFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFD3

Tints & Shades of #EFAFEB

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

#F1B7ED
#F3C3F0
#F5CCF2
#F7D9F5
#F9E1F8
#FCEEFB

Shades

#E67FDF
#DC50D3
#CC28C1
#9E1F95
#6F1669
#400D3C

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

How #EFAFEB 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#EFAFEB
Protanopia#BCBCEB
Protanomaly#D2B7EB
Deuteranopia#C7C7E9
Deuteranomaly#D8BEEA
Tritanopia#E9B8B8
Tritanomaly#EBB4CE
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAFEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efafeb: #EFAFEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAFEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efafeb': '#EFAFEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.686, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_efafeb">#EFAFEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAFEB"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFAFEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAFEB?

#EFAFEB is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 175, 235) in RGB and hsl(304, 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #EFAFEB?

#EFAFEB is rgb(239, 175, 235) — red 239, green 175, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAFEB?

#EFAFEB 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 #EFAFEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAFEB scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAFEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAFEB 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 5.84, 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.