#EFB2E7

Closest named color: Light Lavendar (#EFC0FE). oklch(83.6% 0.098 331), rgb(239, 178, 231).

Black text reads best on this color (12.19:1).

About this color

#EFB2E7 is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 331°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Lavendar (#EFC0FE), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.19:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Lavendar (#EFC0FE)
Black text	12.19:1
White text	1.72:1

Values

HEX	#EFB2E7
RGB	rgb(239, 178, 231)
HSL	hsl(308, 66%, 82%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.6% 0.098 331)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #EFB2E7	1.72:1	Fails	Lc -34.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #EFB2E7	12.19:1	AAA	Lc 72.8	Content text, not long reading
#EFB2E7 text on white	1.72:1	Fails	Lc 31.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#EFB2E7 text on black	12.19:1	AAA	Lc -71.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FBF2FA

oklch(97% 0.014 329.1)
Step 100
100

#F6E3F3

oklch(93.6% 0.029 330.9)
Step 200
200

#EFCDEA

oklch(88.6% 0.054 330.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#EFB2E7

oklch(83.6% 0.098 331)
Step 400
400

#D779CD

oklch(70.7% 0.157 331.1)
Step 500
500

#CA50C0

oklch(63.1% 0.201 331)
Step 600
600

#B52CAC

oklch(55.6% 0.218 331)
Step 700
700

#9C1C94

oklch(49.2% 0.203 331.1)
Step 800
800

#7E1B78

oklch(42.6% 0.169 330.8)
Step 900
900

#661F61

oklch(37.7% 0.131 330.8)
Step 950
950

#3C1439

oklch(27.1% 0.083 330.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#EFB2E7 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B0C0E9	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BFC8E5	0.085
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F4B5C4	0.053
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C5C5C5	0.099