Palettes / Colors / #ECBDEE

#ECBDEE — Pale Pink

#ECBDEE 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 #ECBDEE 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.

#ECBDEE 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 #C0EEBE; it also sits naturally between #D5BEEE and #EEBED8. 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 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBDEE

.text { color: #ECBDEE; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBDEE

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 #ECBDEE 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 #ECBDEE 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

← #ECBDED  ·  #ECBDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDEE?

#ECBDEE is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 189, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDEE?

#ECBDEE is RGB 236, 189, 238 — HSL 298°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDEE?

Its complement is #C0EEBE; analogous partners are #D5BEEE and #EEBED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDEE for text?

Black text on #ECBDEE has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.