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#EFD9FD Color

#EFD9FD is rgb(239, 217, 253) in RGB, hsl(277, 90%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 1%) 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 7.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFD9FD
HEX#EFD9FD
RGBrgb(239, 217, 253)
HSLhsl(277, 90%, 92%)
HSVhsv(277, 14%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.054 312.4)
LABlab(89.35% 12.62 -14.72)
LCHlch(89.35% 19.39 310.60)

What #EFD9FD 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 #EFD9FD, 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.

#EFD9FD Channel Values

How #EFD9FD 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 217 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 90% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 14% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFD9FD 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFD9FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFD9FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFD9FD

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.

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How #EFD9FD 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#EFD9FD
Protanopia#DDDDFD
Protanomaly#E4DBFD
Deuteranopia#E1E1FC
Deuteranomaly#E6DEFD
Tritanopia#EADEDE
Tritanomaly#ECDCEB
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFD9FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efd9fd: #EFD9FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFD9FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efd9fd': '#EFD9FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.851, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_efd9fd">#EFD9FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFD9FD"

More Purple Colors

#EFD9FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFD9FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFD9FD?

#EFD9FD is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 217, 253) in RGB and hsl(277, 90%, 92%) 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 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #EFD9FD?

#EFD9FD is rgb(239, 217, 253) — red 239, green 217, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFD9FD?

#EFD9FD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFD9FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFD9FD scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFD9FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFD9FD 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 10.84, which is visibly different.

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