Palettes / Colors / #EC9EFD
#EC9EFD — Light Vivid Purple
#EC9EFD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #EC9EFD when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EC9EFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B1FDA0; it also sits naturally between #BDA0FD and #FDA0E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC9EFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 158, 253 |
| HSL | 289°, 96%, 81% |
| HSV | 289°, 38%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 38%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 64.55, 49.38, 99.06 |
| Yxy | 49.38, 0.3031, 0.2318 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.69, 44.29, -35.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.27, 45.46, -39.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 62% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC9EFD
.text { color: #EC9EFD; }
.background { background-color: #EC9EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC9EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 158, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 96%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC9EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 158, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC9EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 158, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC9EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC9EFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1FDA0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC9EFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC9EFD
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EC9EFD: ·
How #EC9EFD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC9EFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EC9EFD?
#EC9EFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 158, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC9EFD?
#EC9EFD is RGB 236, 158, 253 — HSL 289°, 96%, 81% — CMYK 7%, 38%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EC9EFD?
Its complement is #B1FDA0; analogous partners are #BDA0FD and #FDA0E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC9EFD for text?
Black text on #EC9EFD has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.