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#EFEAFA

#EFEAFA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 91.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 62% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFEAFA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EFEAFA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #EFEAFA?

#EFEAFA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 91.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 259°, with 62% saturation and 95% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EFEAFA in RGB?

#EFEAFA is rgb(239, 234, 250): 239 red, 234 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EFEAFA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(4, 6, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EFEAFA?

PANTONE 2649 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EFEAFA?

Its complement #E9EEDE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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