Palettes / Colors / #ECB5EE
#ECB5EE — Pale Pink
#ECB5EE 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 #ECB5EE 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.
#ECB5EE 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.
Color values
| HEX | #ECB5EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 181, 238 |
| HSL | 298°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 298°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 24%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.55, 57.05, 88.39 |
| Yxy | 57.05, 0.3139, 0.2691 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.21, 29.29, -20.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.53, 29.58, -21.42 |
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
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CSS code for #ECB5EE
.text { color: #ECB5EE; }
.background { background-color: #ECB5EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB5EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 181, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB5EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 181, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB5EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 181, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECB5EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB5EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6EEB4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECB5EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB5EE
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 #ECB5EE: ·
How #ECB5EE 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 #ECB5EE 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 #ECB5EE?
#ECB5EE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 181, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB5EE?
#ECB5EE is RGB 236, 181, 238 — HSL 298°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 24%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECB5EE?
Its complement is #B6EEB4; analogous partners are #CFB4EE and #EEB4D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECB5EE for text?
Black text on #ECB5EE has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.