Palettes / Colors / #ECAFFD
#ECAFFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECAFFD 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 #ECAFFD 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.
#ECAFFD 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 #C0FDAF; it also sits naturally between #C5AFFD and #FDAFE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAFFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 175, 253 |
| HSL | 287°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 287°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 31%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.65, 55.58, 100.09 |
| Yxy | 55.58, 0.3029, 0.2489 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.38, 35.32, -30.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.56, 36.05, -32.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAFFD
.text { color: #ECAFFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECAFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 175, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 175, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 175, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAFFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0FDAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAFFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAFFD
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 #ECAFFD: ·
How #ECAFFD 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 #ECAFFD 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 #ECAFFD?
#ECAFFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 175, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAFFD?
#ECAFFD is RGB 236, 175, 253 — HSL 287°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 31%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECAFFD?
Its complement is #C0FDAF; analogous partners are #C5AFFD and #FDAFE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAFFD for text?
Black text on #ECAFFD has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.