Palettes / Colors / #ECAEF7
#ECAEF7 — Pale Vivid Pink
#ECAEF7 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid 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 #ECAEF7 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.
#ECAEF7 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 #BBF7B0; it also sits naturally between #C9B0F7 and #F7B0DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAEF7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 174, 247 |
| HSL | 291°, 82%, 83% |
| HSV | 291°, 30%, 97% |
| CMYK | 4%, 30%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 66.52, 54.82, 95.07 |
| Yxy | 54.82, 0.3074, 0.2533 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.94, 34.70, -27.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.04, 35.30, -29.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 97%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAEF7
.text { color: #ECAEF7; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 82%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 247, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAEF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAEF7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBF7B0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAEF7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEF7
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 #ECAEF7: ·
How #ECAEF7 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 #ECAEF7 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 #ECAEF7?
#ECAEF7 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 174, 247). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEF7?
#ECAEF7 is RGB 236, 174, 247 — HSL 291°, 82%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 30%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #ECAEF7?
Its complement is #BBF7B0; analogous partners are #C9B0F7 and #F7B0DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAEF7 for text?
Black text on #ECAEF7 has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.