Palettes / Colors / #ECB4ED
#ECB4ED — Pale Pink
#ECB4ED is a pink color we call Pale 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 #ECB4ED 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.
#ECB4ED 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 #B6EDB5; it also sits naturally between #D0B5ED and #EDB5D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECB4ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 180, 237 |
| HSL | 299°, 61%, 82% |
| HSV | 299°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.20, 56.59, 87.55 |
| Yxy | 56.59, 0.3147, 0.2690 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.95, 29.64, -20.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.23, 29.92, -21.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECB4ED
.text { color: #ECB4ED; }
.background { background-color: #ECB4ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB4ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 180, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 61%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB4ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 180, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB4ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 180, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECB4ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB4ED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6EDB5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECB4ED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB4ED
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 #ECB4ED: ·
How #ECB4ED 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 #ECB4ED 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 #ECB4ED?
#ECB4ED is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 180, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB4ED?
#ECB4ED is RGB 236, 180, 237 — HSL 299°, 61%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECB4ED?
Its complement is #B6EDB5; analogous partners are #D0B5ED and #EDB5D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECB4ED for text?
Black text on #ECB4ED has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.