Palettes / Colors / #ECB4EE

#ECB4EE — Pale Pink

#ECB4EE is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECB4EE 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 #B6EEB4; it also sits naturally between #CFB4EE and #EEB4D3. 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 71% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB4EE

.text { color: #ECB4EE; }
.background { background-color: #ECB4EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB4EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 180, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB4EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 180, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB4EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 180, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB4EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB4EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6EEB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB4EE: #000000.

How #ECB4EE 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 #ECB4EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB4EE?

#ECB4EE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 180, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB4EE?

#ECB4EE is RGB 236, 180, 238 — HSL 298°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 24%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB4EE?

Its complement is #B6EEB4; analogous partners are #CFB4EE and #EEB4D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB4EE for text?

Black text on #ECB4EE has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.