Palettes / Colors / #ECBBEF

#ECBBEF — Pale Pink

#ECBBEF is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

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

#ECBBEF 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 #BFEFBD; it also sits naturally between #D4BDEF and #EFBDD9. 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 73% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBBEF

.text { color: #ECBBEF; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 62%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFEFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBEF

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 #ECBBEF 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 #ECBBEF 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

← #ECBBEE  ·  #ECBBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBBEF?

#ECBBEF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 187, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBEF?

#ECBBEF is RGB 236, 187, 239 — HSL 297°, 62%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 22%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECBBEF?

Its complement is #BFEFBD; analogous partners are #D4BDEF and #EFBDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBBEF for text?

Black text on #ECBBEF has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.