Palettes / Colors / #ECBEFC
#ECBEFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECBEFC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #ECBEFC 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.
#ECBEFC 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 #CFFCC0; it also sits naturally between #CFC0FC and #FCC0ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBEFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 190, 252 |
| HSL | 285°, 91%, 87% |
| HSV | 285°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 25%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 70.58, 61.69, 100.28 |
| Yxy | 61.69, 0.3035, 0.2653 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.75, 27.13, -24.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.54, 27.58, -25.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBEFC
.text { color: #ECBEFC; }
.background { background-color: #ECBEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 190, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 190, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 190, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBEFC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFFCC0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBEFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBEFC
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 #ECBEFC: ·
How #ECBEFC 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 #ECBEFC 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 #ECBEFC?
#ECBEFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 190, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBEFC?
#ECBEFC is RGB 236, 190, 252 — HSL 285°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 25%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECBEFC?
Its complement is #CFFCC0; analogous partners are #CFC0FC and #FCC0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBEFC for text?
Black text on #ECBEFC has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.