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#EFE7FE Color

#EFE7FE is rgb(239, 231, 254) in RGB, hsl(261, 92%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE7FE
HEX#EFE7FE
RGBrgb(239, 231, 254)
HSLhsl(261, 92%, 95%)
HSVhsv(261, 9%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.032 301.6)
LABlab(92.79% 5.91 -10.15)
LCHlch(92.79% 11.75 300.18)

What #EFE7FE 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 #EFE7FE, 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.

#EFE7FE Channel Values

How #EFE7FE 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 231 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 92% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 9% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE7FE 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE7FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE7FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFE7FE

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

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How #EFE7FE 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#EFE7FE
Protanopia#E8E8FE
Protanomaly#EBE8FE
Deuteranopia#EAEAFE
Deuteranomaly#ECE9FE
Tritanopia#ECEAEA
Tritanomaly#EDE9F2
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #EFE7FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe7fe: #EFE7FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE7FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe7fe': '#EFE7FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.906, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_efe7fe">#EFE7FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE7FE"

More Purple Colors

#EFE7FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE7FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE7FE?

#EFE7FE is a lightest purple — rgb(239, 231, 254) in RGB and hsl(261, 92%, 95%) 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 3.33.

What is the RGB value of #EFE7FE?

#EFE7FE is rgb(239, 231, 254) — red 239, green 231, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE7FE?

#EFE7FE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE7FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE7FE scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE7FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE7FE 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 3.33, which is very hard to tell apart.

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