Palettes / Colors / #ECACE0

#ECACE0 — Light Pink

#ECACE0 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 #ECACE0 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.

#ECACE0 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 #ACECB8; it also sits naturally between #D8ACEC and #ECACC0. 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 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECACE0

.text { color: #ECACE0; }
.background { background-color: #ECACE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECACE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 172, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECACE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 172, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECACE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 172, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECACE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECACE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACECB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECACE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECACE0

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 #ECACE0 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 #ECACE0 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

← #ECACDF  ·  #ECACE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECACE0?

#ECACE0 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 172, 224). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECACE0?

#ECACE0 is RGB 236, 172, 224 — HSL 311°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECACE0?

Its complement is #ACECB8; analogous partners are #D8ACEC and #ECACC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECACE0 for text?

Black text on #ECACE0 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.