Palettes / Colors / #ECA1FF
#ECA1FF — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECA1FF is a purple color we call Pale 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 #ECA1FF 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.
#ECA1FF 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 #B6FFA3; it also sits naturally between #BFA3FF and #FFA3E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECA1FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 161, 255 |
| HSL | 288°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 288°, 37%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 37%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.39, 50.54, 100.92 |
| Yxy | 50.54, 0.3015, 0.2331 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.40, 43.11, -35.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.09, 44.25, -39.74 |
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 #ECA1FF
.text { color: #ECA1FF; }
.background { background-color: #ECA1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 161, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 161, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 161, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECA1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA1FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6FFA3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECA1FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA1FF
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 #ECA1FF: ·
How #ECA1FF 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 #ECA1FF 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 #ECA1FF?
#ECA1FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 161, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA1FF?
#ECA1FF is RGB 236, 161, 255 — HSL 288°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 37%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECA1FF?
Its complement is #B6FFA3; analogous partners are #BFA3FF and #FFA3E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECA1FF for text?
Black text on #ECA1FF has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.