Palettes / Colors / #ECAEEF
#ECAEEF — Light Pink
#ECAEEF 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 #ECAEEF 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.
#ECAEEF 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 #B1EFAE; it also sits naturally between #CBAEEF and #EFAED2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 174, 239 |
| HSL | 297°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 297°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 65.31, 54.34, 88.71 |
| Yxy | 54.34, 0.3135, 0.2608 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.66, 33.20, -23.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.71, 33.61, -24.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 94%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAEEF
.text { color: #ECAEEF; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAEEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECAEEF
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Tones of #ECAEEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B1EFAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAEEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEEF
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 #ECAEEF: ·
How #ECAEEF 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 #ECAEEF 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 #ECAEEF?
#ECAEEF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 174, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEEF?
#ECAEEF is RGB 236, 174, 239 — HSL 297°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #ECAEEF?
Its complement is #B1EFAE; analogous partners are #CBAEEF and #EFAED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAEEF for text?
Black text on #ECAEEF has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.