Palettes / Colors / #ECA2E1

#ECA2E1 — Light Pink

#ECA2E1 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECA2E1 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2ECAD; it also sits naturally between #D2A2EC and #ECA2BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECA2E1

.text { color: #ECA2E1; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2E1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2E1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2ECAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA2E1: #000000.

How #ECA2E1 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 #ECA2E1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2E0  ·  #ECA2E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2E1?

#ECA2E1 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 225). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2E1?

#ECA2E1 is RGB 236, 162, 225 — HSL 309°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2E1?

Its complement is #A2ECAD; analogous partners are #D2A2EC and #ECA2BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2E1 for text?

Black text on #ECA2E1 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.