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#ECA2EE — Light Pink

#ECA2EE is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #ECA2EE 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.

#ECA2EE is a cool 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 #A3EEA0; it also sits naturally between #C4A0EE and #EEA0C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA2EE · RGB 236, 162, 238

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Color values

HEX#ECA2EE
RGB236, 162, 238
HSL298°, 69%, 78%
HSV298°, 32%, 93%
CMYK1%, 32%, 0%, 7%
XYZ62.95, 49.85, 87.19
Yxy49.85, 0.3147, 0.2493
CIE-Lab75.97, 39.38, -27.15
Hunter Lab70.60, 39.98, -28.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA2EE

.text { color: #ECA2EE; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 69%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA2EE

#E582E8#DD60E2#D741DC#C926CF#AC20B1#8F1B93#6D1570#500F52#2E092F#110311

Tints of #ECA2EE

#EDA9EF#EFB1F1#F0B6F2#F1BEF3#F3C7F5#F5D0F6#F7D8F8#F8DDF9#FAE5FA#FBEEFC

Tones of #ECA2EE

#E6A6E8#E1ABE2#DBB1DD#D7B6D8#D1BCD2#CCC1CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3EEA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2EE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA2EE: ·

How #ECA2EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CCCBDCDeuteranopia · #D0D6D7Tritanopia · #E8CDCA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA2EE rather than the exact color:

Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Velvet Ruby Horizon
#1838A7 · #482FE1 · #AE72EB · #E7A5F2
Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3

Similar colors

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

#EEA1ED#EC9EEF#EA9EE9#E7A5F2#F2A4EA#E9A8F2#E99DF6#EB98EB#E59BE9#E7A4E4#E5ABF2#F2AFEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA2ED  ·  #ECA2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2EE?

#ECA2EE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 162, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2EE?

#ECA2EE is RGB 236, 162, 238 — HSL 298°, 69%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 32%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA2EE?

Its complement is #A3EEA0; analogous partners are #C4A0EE and #EEA0C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2EE for text?

Black text on #ECA2EE has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.