Palettes / Colors / #ECBCF3

#ECBCF3 — Pale Pink

#ECBCF3 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 #ECBCF3 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.

#ECBCF3 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 #C5F4BE; it also sits naturally between #D2BEF4 and #F4BEE0. 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 74% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBCF3

.text { color: #ECBCF3; }
.background { background-color: #ECBCF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBCF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 70%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBCF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBCF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBCF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBCF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5F4BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBCF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBCF3

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 #ECBCF3 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 #ECBCF3 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

← #ECBCF2  ·  #ECBCF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBCF3?

#ECBCF3 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 188, 243). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBCF3?

#ECBCF3 is RGB 236, 188, 243 — HSL 292°, 70%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 23%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECBCF3?

Its complement is #C5F4BE; analogous partners are #D2BEF4 and #F4BEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBCF3 for text?

Black text on #ECBCF3 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.