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#EFCBFB Color

#EFCBFB is rgb(239, 203, 251) in RGB, hsl(285, 86%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFCBFB
HEX#EFCBFB
RGBrgb(239, 203, 251)
HSLhsl(285, 86%, 89%)
HSVhsv(285, 19%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.075 317.6)
LABlab(85.94% 19.29 -18.74)
LCHlch(85.94% 26.89 315.82)

What #EFCBFB 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 #EFCBFB, 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.

#EFCBFB Channel Values

How #EFCBFB 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 203 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 86% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 19% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFCBFB 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EFCBFB

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFCBFB

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 #EFCBFB.

How #EFCBFB 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#EFCBFB
Protanopia#D2D2FB
Protanomaly#DECFFB
Deuteranopia#D8D8FA
Deuteranomaly#E1D3FA
Tritanopia#E9D2D2
Tritanomaly#ECCFE4
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFCBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efcbfb: #EFCBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFCBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efcbfb': '#EFCBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.796, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_efcbfb">#EFCBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFCBFB"

More Purple Colors

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

#EFCBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFCBFB?

#EFCBFB is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 203, 251) in RGB and hsl(285, 86%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.76.

What is the RGB value of #EFCBFB?

#EFCBFB is rgb(239, 203, 251) — red 239, green 203, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFCBFB?

#EFCBFB converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFCBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFCBFB scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFCBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFCBFB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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