Palettes / Colors / #ECAEEE
#ECAEEE — Light Pink
#ECAEEE 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 #ECAEEE 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.
#ECAEEE 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 #B1EEAF; it also sits naturally between #CCAFEE and #EEAFD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 174, 238 |
| HSL | 298°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 298°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.16, 54.28, 87.93 |
| Yxy | 54.28, 0.3142, 0.2617 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.62, 33.02, -23.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.67, 33.40, -24.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAEEE
.text { color: #ECAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1EEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECAEEE: ·
How #ECAEEE 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 #ECAEEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECAEEE?
#ECAEEE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEEE?
#ECAEEE is RGB 236, 174, 238 — HSL 298°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECAEEE?
Its complement is #B1EEAF; analogous partners are #CCAFEE and #EEAFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAEEE for text?
Black text on #ECAEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.