Palettes / Colors / #ECC1EA
#ECC1EA — Pale Muted Pink
#ECC1EA is a pink color we call Pale Muted 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 #ECC1EA 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.
#ECC1EA is a warm-leaning 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 #C1ECC3; it also sits naturally between #D8C1EC and #ECC1D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECC1EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 193, 234 |
| HSL | 303°, 53%, 84% |
| HSV | 303°, 18%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 68.51, 61.91, 86.18 |
| Yxy | 61.91, 0.3163, 0.2858 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.87, 22.16, -14.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.69, 22.28, -14.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 76% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECC1EA
.text { color: #ECC1EA; }
.background { background-color: #ECC1EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC1EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 193, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 53%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC1EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 193, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC1EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 193, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECC1EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC1EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1ECC3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECC1EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC1EA
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 #ECC1EA: ·
How #ECC1EA 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 #ECC1EA 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 #ECC1EA?
#ECC1EA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 193, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC1EA?
#ECC1EA is RGB 236, 193, 234 — HSL 303°, 53%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECC1EA?
Its complement is #C1ECC3; analogous partners are #D8C1EC and #ECC1D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECC1EA for text?
Black text on #ECC1EA has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.