Palettes / Colors / #ECAEFB

#ECAEFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECAEFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #ECAEFB 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.

#ECAEFB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCFBAC; it also sits naturally between #C4ACFB and #FBACE3. 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 68% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECAEFB

.text { color: #ECAEFB; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 174, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECAEFB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFBAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECAEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAEFB

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 #ECAEFB 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 #ECAEFB 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

← #ECAEFA  ·  #ECAEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECAEFB?

#ECAEFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAEFB?

#ECAEFB is RGB 236, 174, 251 — HSL 288°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECAEFB?

Its complement is #BCFBAC; analogous partners are #C4ACFB and #FBACE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECAEFB for text?

Black text on #ECAEFB has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.