Palettes / Colors / #ECBEF9
#ECBEF9 — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECBEF9 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 #ECBEF9 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.
#ECBEF9 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 #CBF9BE; it also sits naturally between #CEBEF9 and #F9BEE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBEF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 190, 249 |
| HSL | 287°, 83%, 86% |
| HSV | 287°, 24%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 24%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.10, 61.50, 97.80 |
| Yxy | 61.50, 0.3056, 0.2681 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.65, 26.56, -22.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.42, 26.94, -24.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBEF9
.text { color: #ECBEF9; }
.background { background-color: #ECBEF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBEF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 190, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBEF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 190, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBEF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 190, 249, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBEF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBEF9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECBEF9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBF9BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBEF9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBEF9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECBEF9: ·
How #ECBEF9 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 #ECBEF9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECBEF9?
#ECBEF9 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 190, 249). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBEF9?
#ECBEF9 is RGB 236, 190, 249 — HSL 287°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 24%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECBEF9?
Its complement is #CBF9BE; analogous partners are #CEBEF9 and #F9BEE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBEF9 for text?
Black text on #ECBEF9 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.