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#EFBEFD Color

#EFBEFD is rgb(239, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(287, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFBEFD
HEX#EFBEFD
RGBrgb(239, 190, 253)
HSLhsl(287, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(287, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.1 318.6)
LABlab(82.95% 26.09 -24.28)
LCHlch(82.95% 35.64 317.06)

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

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

#EFBEFD Channel Values

How #EFBEFD 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 190 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFBEFD 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFBEFD

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

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFBEFD

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

Shades

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

How #EFBEFD 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#EFBEFD
Protanopia#C7C7FD
Protanomaly#D8C4FD
Deuteranopia#D0D0FC
Deuteranomaly#DDC9FC
Tritanopia#E8C7C7
Tritanomaly#EBC4DF
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFBEFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efbefd: #EFBEFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFBEFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efbefd': '#EFBEFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.745, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_efbefd">#EFBEFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFBEFD"

More Purple Colors

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

#EFBEFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFBEFD?

#EFBEFD is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 190, 253) in RGB and hsl(287, 94%, 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 9.75.

What is the RGB value of #EFBEFD?

#EFBEFD is rgb(239, 190, 253) — red 239, green 190, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFBEFD?

#EFBEFD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFBEFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFBEFD scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFBEFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFBEFD 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 10.93, which is visibly different.

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