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#EFE2F3 Color

#EFE2F3 is rgb(239, 226, 243) in RGB, hsl(286, 41%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 5%) 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE2F3
HEX#EFE2F3
RGBrgb(239, 226, 243)
HSLhsl(286, 41%, 92%)
HSVhsv(286, 7%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.027 318.2)
LABlab(91.31% 6.81 -6.63)
LCHlch(91.31% 9.50 315.78)

What #EFE2F3 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 #EFE2F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.11Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.97Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 7.83Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.14Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 8.64Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.65

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

#EFE2F3 Channel Values

How #EFE2F3 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 226 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 41% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 7% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE2F3 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFE2F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFE2F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE2F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFE2F3
Complementary
#E6F3E2
Analogous
#E7E2F3
Analogous
#F3E2EF
Triadic
#F3EFE2
Triadic
#E2F3EF
Split comp.
#EFF3E2
Split comp.
#E2F3E7

Tints & Shades of #EFE2F3

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

#F1E6F4
#F3E9F6
#F5EDF7
#F5EDF7
#F7F1F9
#F9F4FA

Shades

#D5B3DF
#BD88CD
#A35ABA
#833F97
#5A2C68
#351A3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFE2F3.

How #EFE2F3 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#EFE2F3
Protanopia#E4E4F3
Protanomaly#E9E3F3
Deuteranopia#E6E6F3
Deuteranomaly#EAE5F3
Tritanopia#EDE4E4
Tritanomaly#EEE3EA
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE2F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe2f3: #EFE2F3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE2F3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe2f3': '#EFE2F3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.886, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_efe2f3">#EFE2F3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE2F3"

More Purple Colors

#EFE2F3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFE2F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE2F3?

#EFE2F3 is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 226, 243) in RGB and hsl(286, 41%, 92%) 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #EFE2F3?

#EFE2F3 is rgb(239, 226, 243) — red 239, green 226, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE2F3?

#EFE2F3 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE2F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE2F3 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE2F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE2F3 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 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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