Palettes / Colors / #ECC2EF

#ECC2EF — Pale Pink

#ECC2EF 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 #ECC2EF 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.

#ECC2EF 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 #C6EFC3; it also sits naturally between #D6C3EF and #EFC3DC. 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 76% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECC2EF

.text { color: #ECC2EF; }
.background { background-color: #ECC2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 194, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 194, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 194, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECC2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC2EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6EFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECC2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC2EF

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 #ECC2EF 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 #ECC2EF 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

← #ECC2EE  ·  #ECC2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECC2EF?

#ECC2EF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 194, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC2EF?

#ECC2EF is RGB 236, 194, 239 — HSL 296°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 19%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECC2EF?

Its complement is #C6EFC3; analogous partners are #D6C3EF and #EFC3DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECC2EF for text?

Black text on #ECC2EF has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.