Palettes / Colors / #ECBCF4

#ECBCF4 — Pale Pink

#ECBCF4 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 #ECBCF4 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.

#ECBCF4 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 #C5F4BD; it also sits naturally between #D0BDF4 and #F4BDE1. 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 96%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBCF4

.text { color: #ECBCF4; }
.background { background-color: #ECBCF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBCF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 72%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBCF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBCF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBCF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBCF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5F4BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBCF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBCF4

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 #ECBCF4 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 #ECBCF4 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

← #ECBCF3  ·  #ECBCF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBCF4?

#ECBCF4 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 188, 244). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBCF4?

#ECBCF4 is RGB 236, 188, 244 — HSL 291°, 72%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 23%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #ECBCF4?

Its complement is #C5F4BD; analogous partners are #D0BDF4 and #F4BDE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBCF4 for text?

Black text on #ECBCF4 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.