Palettes / Colors / #ECA7ED

#ECA7ED — Light Pink

#ECA7ED is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECA7ED 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 #A7EDA6; it also sits naturally between #C8A6ED and #EDA6CB. 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 65% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA7ED

.text { color: #ECA7ED; }
.background { background-color: #ECA7ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA7ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 167, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 66%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA7ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 167, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA7ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 167, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA7ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA7ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7EDA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA7ED: #000000.

How #ECA7ED 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 #ECA7ED 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

← #ECA7EC  ·  #ECA7EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA7ED?

#ECA7ED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 167, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA7ED?

#ECA7ED is RGB 236, 167, 237 — HSL 299°, 66%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA7ED?

Its complement is #A7EDA6; analogous partners are #C8A6ED and #EDA6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA7ED for text?

Black text on #ECA7ED has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.