Palettes / Colors / #ECAFFF
#ECAFFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECAFFF 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 #ECAFFF 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.
#ECAFFF 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 #C0FFAD; it also sits naturally between #C3ADFF and #FFADE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAFFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 175, 255 |
| HSL | 286°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 286°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.97, 55.71, 101.78 |
| Yxy | 55.71, 0.3015, 0.2471 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.45, 35.71, -30.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.64, 36.49, -33.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAFFF
.text { color: #ECAFFF; }
.background { background-color: #ECAFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 175, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 175, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 175, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAFFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAFFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0FFAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAFFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAFFF
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 #ECAFFF: ·
How #ECAFFF 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 #ECAFFF 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 #ECAFFF?
#ECAFFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 175, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAFFF?
#ECAFFF is RGB 236, 175, 255 — HSL 286°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECAFFF?
Its complement is #C0FFAD; analogous partners are #C3ADFF and #FFADE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAFFF for text?
Black text on #ECAFFF has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.