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#EFAFEC Color

#EFAFEC is rgb(239, 175, 236) in RGB, hsl(303, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 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 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFAFEC
HEX#EFAFEC
RGBrgb(239, 175, 236)
HSLhsl(303, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(303, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.108 328.1)
LABlab(79.05% 31.26 -21.08)
LCHlch(79.05% 37.70 326.01)

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

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.8Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.64Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.91Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.67Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.56Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.56

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

#EFAFEC Channel Values

How #EFAFEC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFAFEC 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 text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFAFEC

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

Base
#EFAFEC
Complementary
#AEEFB1
Analogous
#D2AEEF
Analogous
#EFAECB
Triadic
#ECEFAE
Triadic
#AEECEF
Split comp.
#CBEFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFD2

Tints & Shades of #EFAFEC

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

#F1B7EE
#F3C3F1
#F5CCF3
#F7D9F6
#F9E1F8
#FCEEFB

Shades

#E67FE1
#DC50D5
#CC28C4
#9E1F97
#6F166A
#400D3D

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

How #EFAFEC 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#EFAFEC
Protanopia#BCBCEC
Protanomaly#D2B7EC
Deuteranopia#C7C7EA
Deuteranomaly#D8BEEB
Tritanopia#E9B8B8
Tritanomaly#EBB5CF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFAFEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efafec: #EFAFEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFAFEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efafec': '#EFAFEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.686, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_efafec">#EFAFEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFAFEC"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EFAFEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFAFEC?

#EFAFEC is a lightest pink — rgb(239, 175, 236) in RGB and hsl(303, 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 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #EFAFEC?

#EFAFEC is rgb(239, 175, 236) — red 239, green 175, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFAFEC?

#EFAFEC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFAFEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFAFEC scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFAFEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFAFEC 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 5.8, 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.