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#EFBDFE Color

#EFBDFE is rgb(239, 189, 254) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBDFE
HEX#EFBDFE
RGBrgb(239, 189, 254)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(286, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.103 318.3)
LABlab(82.75% 26.73 -25.12)
LCHlch(82.75% 36.68 316.79)

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

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.81Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.72Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.93Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 12.79Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 13.65

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

#EFBDFE Channel Values

How #EFBDFE 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 189 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBDFE 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFBDFE

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

Base
#EFBDFE
Complementary
#CDFEBE
Analogous
#CFBEFE
Analogous
#FEBEED
Triadic
#FEEFBE
Triadic
#BEFEEF
Split comp.
#EDFEBE
Split comp.
#BEFECF

Tints & Shades of #EFBDFE

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

#F1C8FE
#F3CDFE
#F5D7FE
#F6DCFE
#F9E6FF
#FAEBFF

Shades

#E081FD
#D145FC
#C309FB
#9B03C9
#6C028D
#3E0150

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

How #EFBDFE 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#EFBDFE
Protanopia#C7C7FE
Protanomaly#D8C3FE
Deuteranopia#CFCFFD
Deuteranomaly#DDC8FD
Tritanopia#E7C7C7
Tritanomaly#EAC3DF
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBDFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbdfe: #EFBDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbdfe': '#EFBDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.741, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_efbdfe">#EFBDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBDFE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#EFBDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBDFE?

#EFBDFE is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 189, 254) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #EFBDFE?

#EFBDFE is rgb(239, 189, 254) — red 239, green 189, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBDFE?

#EFBDFE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBDFE scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBDFE 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 10.72, which is visibly different.

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