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#EFE5FB Color

#EFE5FB is rgb(239, 229, 251) in RGB, hsl(267, 73%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE5FB
HEX#EFE5FB
RGBrgb(239, 229, 251)
HSLhsl(267, 73%, 94%)
HSVhsv(267, 9%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.031 306.2)
LABlab(92.23% 6.46 -9.43)
LCHlch(92.23% 11.43 304.40)

What #EFE5FB 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 #EFE5FB, 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.

#EFE5FB Channel Values

How #EFE5FB 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 229 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 73% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 9% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE5FB 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE5FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE5FB; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFE5FB

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 #EFE5FB.

How #EFE5FB 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#EFE5FB
Protanopia#E7E7FB
Protanomaly#EAE6FB
Deuteranopia#E8E8FB
Deuteranomaly#EBE7FB
Tritanopia#ECE8E8
Tritanomaly#EDE7F0
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE5FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe5fb: #EFE5FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE5FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe5fb': '#EFE5FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.898, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_efe5fb">#EFE5FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE5FB"

More Purple Colors

#EFE5FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE5FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE5FB?

#EFE5FB is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 229, 251) in RGB and hsl(267, 73%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #EFE5FB?

#EFE5FB is rgb(239, 229, 251) — red 239, green 229, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE5FB?

#EFE5FB converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE5FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE5FB scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE5FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE5FB 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 3.72, which is very hard to tell apart.

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