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#EFE1FF Color

#EFE1FF is rgb(239, 225, 255) in RGB, hsl(268, 100%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE1FF
HEX#EFE1FF
RGBrgb(239, 225, 255)
HSLhsl(268, 100%, 94%)
HSVhsv(268, 12%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.043 306.6)
LABlab(91.34% 8.97 -12.81)
LCHlch(91.34% 15.64 305.01)

What #EFE1FF 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 #EFE1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.93Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.56Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.13Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.65Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 10.83Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.01

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

#EFE1FF Channel Values

How #EFE1FF 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 225 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 100% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 12% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE1FF 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFE1FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFE1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFE1FF
Complementary
#F1FFE0
Analogous
#E0E1FF
Analogous
#FEE0FF
Triadic
#FFEFE0
Triadic
#E0FFEF
Split comp.
#FFFEE0
Split comp.
#E1FFE0

Tints & Shades of #EFE1FF

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

#F1E5FF
#F1E5FF
#F4EBFF
#F4EBFF
#F7F0FF
#F7F0FF

Shades

#CB9EFF
#A85CFF
#851AFF
#6600DB
#470099
#280057

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFE1FF.

How #EFE1FF 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#EFE1FF
Protanopia#E3E3FF
Protanomaly#E8E2FF
Deuteranopia#E6E6FF
Deuteranomaly#EAE4FF
Tritanopia#EBE5E5
Tritanomaly#EDE3F0
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe1ff: #EFE1FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE1FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe1ff': '#EFE1FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.882, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_efe1ff">#EFE1FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE1FF"

More Purple Colors

#EFE1FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFE1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE1FF?

#EFE1FF is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 225, 255) in RGB and hsl(268, 100%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #EFE1FF?

#EFE1FF is rgb(239, 225, 255) — red 239, green 225, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE1FF?

#EFE1FF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE1FF scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE1FF 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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