Palettes / Colors / #ECAEF8
#ECAEF8 — Pale Vivid Pink
#ECAEF8 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 #ECAEF8 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.
#ECAEF8 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 #BBF8AF; it also sits naturally between #C8AFF8 and #F8AFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAEF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 174, 248 |
| HSL | 290°, 84%, 83% |
| HSV | 290°, 30%, 97% |
| CMYK | 5%, 30%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 66.67, 54.88, 95.89 |
| Yxy | 54.88, 0.3066, 0.2524 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.97, 34.89, -27.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.08, 35.51, -30.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 97%
Cyan 5% · 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 #ECAEF8
.text { color: #ECAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAEF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBF8AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAEF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEF8
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 #ECAEF8: ·
How #ECAEF8 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 #ECAEF8 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 #ECAEF8?
#ECAEF8 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 174, 248). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEF8?
#ECAEF8 is RGB 236, 174, 248 — HSL 290°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 30%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #ECAEF8?
Its complement is #BBF8AF; analogous partners are #C8AFF8 and #F8AFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAEF8 for text?
Black text on #ECAEF8 has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.