Palettes / Colors / #ECB8FB

#ECB8FB — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECB8FB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #ECB8FB 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.

#ECB8FB 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 #C5FBB7; it also sits naturally between #CAB7FB and #FBB7E8. 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 72% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB8FB

.text { color: #ECB8FB; }
.background { background-color: #ECB8FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB8FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 184, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 89%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB8FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 184, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB8FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 184, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB8FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB8FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5FBB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB8FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB8FB

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:

How #ECB8FB 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 #ECB8FB 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 #ECB8FB?

#ECB8FB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 184, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB8FB?

#ECB8FB is RGB 236, 184, 251 — HSL 287°, 89%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 27%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECB8FB?

Its complement is #C5FBB7; analogous partners are #CAB7FB and #FBB7E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB8FB for text?

Black text on #ECB8FB has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.