Palettes / Colors / #ECACDF

#ECACDF — Light Pink

#ECACDF 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 #ECACDF 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.

#ECACDF 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 #ACECB9; it also sits naturally between #D9ACEC and #ECACBF. 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 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECACDF

.text { color: #ECACDF; }
.background { background-color: #ECACDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECACDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 172, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECACDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 172, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECACDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 172, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECACDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACECB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECACDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECACDF

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 #ECACDF 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 #ECACDF 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

← #ECACDE  ·  #ECACE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECACDF?

#ECACDF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 172, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECACDF?

#ECACDF is RGB 236, 172, 223 — HSL 312°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECACDF?

Its complement is #ACECB9; analogous partners are #D9ACEC and #ECACBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECACDF for text?

Black text on #ECACDF has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.