Palettes / Colors / #ECBBF8

#ECBBF8 — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECBBF8 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 #ECBBF8 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.

#ECBBF8 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 #C6F8BA; it also sits naturally between #CCBAF8 and #F8BAE5. 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 97%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBBF8

.text { color: #ECBBF8; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 81%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBBF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBBF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6F8BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBBF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBF8

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 #ECBBF8 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 #ECBBF8 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 #ECBBF8?

#ECBBF8 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 187, 248). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBF8?

#ECBBF8 is RGB 236, 187, 248 — HSL 288°, 81%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 25%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #ECBBF8?

Its complement is #C6F8BA; analogous partners are #CCBAF8 and #F8BAE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBBF8 for text?

Black text on #ECBBF8 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.