Palettes / Colors / #ECA1FE
#ECA1FE — Light Vivid Purple
#ECA1FE 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 #ECA1FE 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.
#ECA1FE 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 #B2FE9F; it also sits naturally between #BC9FFE and #FE9FE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECA1FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 161, 254 |
| HSL | 288°, 98%, 81% |
| HSV | 288°, 37%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 37%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.23, 50.48, 100.07 |
| Yxy | 50.48, 0.3023, 0.2339 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.36, 42.91, -35.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.05, 44.02, -39.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 63% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECA1FE
.text { color: #ECA1FE; }
.background { background-color: #ECA1FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA1FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 161, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 98%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA1FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 161, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA1FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 161, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECA1FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA1FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2FE9F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECA1FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA1FE
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 #ECA1FE: ·
How #ECA1FE 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 #ECA1FE 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 #ECA1FE?
#ECA1FE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 161, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA1FE?
#ECA1FE is RGB 236, 161, 254 — HSL 288°, 98%, 81% — CMYK 7%, 37%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECA1FE?
Its complement is #B2FE9F; analogous partners are #BC9FFE and #FE9FE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECA1FE for text?
Black text on #ECA1FE has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.