Palettes / Colors / #ECA2FE

#ECA2FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECA2FE 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 #ECA2FE 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.

#ECA2FE 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 #B6FEA4; it also sits naturally between #BFA4FE and #FEA4E3. 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 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA2FE

.text { color: #ECA2FE; }
.background { background-color: #ECA2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA2FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6FEA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA2FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA2FE

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:

How #ECA2FE 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 #ECA2FE 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

← #ECA2FD  ·  #ECA2FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA2FE?

#ECA2FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 162, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA2FE?

#ECA2FE is RGB 236, 162, 254 — HSL 288°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 36%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #ECA2FE?

Its complement is #B6FEA4; analogous partners are #BFA4FE and #FEA4E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA2FE for text?

Black text on #ECA2FE has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.