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#EFC3FE Color

#EFC3FE is rgb(239, 195, 254) in RGB, hsl(285, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), visibly different at ΔE 11.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFC3FE
HEX#EFC3FE
RGBrgb(239, 195, 254)
HSLhsl(285, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(285, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.092 317.4)
LABlab(84.14% 23.72 -23.02)
LCHlch(84.14% 33.06 315.86)

What #EFC3FE 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 #EFC3FE, 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.

#EFC3FE Channel Values

How #EFC3FE 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 195 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFC3FE 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFC3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFC3FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EFC3FE

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 #EFC3FE.

How #EFC3FE 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#EFC3FE
Protanopia#CBCBFE
Protanomaly#DBC8FE
Deuteranopia#D3D3FD
Deuteranomaly#DFCDFD
Tritanopia#E8CCCC
Tritanomaly#EBC8E2
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFC3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efc3fe: #EFC3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFC3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efc3fe': '#EFC3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.765, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_efc3fe">#EFC3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFC3FE"

More Purple Colors

#EFC3FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFC3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFC3FE?

#EFC3FE is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 195, 254) in RGB and hsl(285, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.52.

What is the RGB value of #EFC3FE?

#EFC3FE is rgb(239, 195, 254) — red 239, green 195, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFC3FE?

#EFC3FE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFC3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFC3FE scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFC3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFC3FE 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 12.89, which is visibly different.

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