Palettes / Colors / #ECBDFA

#ECBDFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECBDFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#ECBDFA 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 #CBFABD; it also sits naturally between #CDBDFA and #FABDEA. 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 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBDFA

.text { color: #ECBDFA; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBFABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBDFA: #000000.

How #ECBDFA 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 #ECBDFA 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

← #ECBDF9  ·  #ECBDFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDFA?

#ECBDFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 189, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDFA?

#ECBDFA is RGB 236, 189, 250 — HSL 286°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 24%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECBDFA?

Its complement is #CBFABD; analogous partners are #CDBDFA and #FABDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDFA for text?

Black text on #ECBDFA has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.