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#ECC2FD — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECC2FD 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 #ECC2FD 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.

#ECC2FD 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 #D4FDC4; it also sits naturally between #D0C4FD and #FDC4F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECC2FD · RGB 236, 194, 253

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Color values

HEX#ECC2FD
RGB236, 194, 253
HSL283°, 94%, 88%
HSV283°, 23%, 99%
CMYK7%, 23%, 0%, 1%
XYZ71.61, 63.51, 101.41
Yxy63.51, 0.3028, 0.2685
CIE-Lab83.71, 25.20, -23.40
Hunter Lab79.69, 25.60, -24.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 76% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECC2FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECC2FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECC2FD

.text { color: #ECC2FD; }
.background { background-color: #ECC2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 194, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 94%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 194, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 194, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECC2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC2FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECC2FD

#E19CFC#D370FB#C748F9#B91BF8#A507E4#8806BC#68048F#4B0368#2B023B#0E0114

Tints of #ECC2FD

#EEC9FD#F0CEFD#F0CEFD#F1D2FE#F3D7FE#F4DCFE#F6E1FE#F6E1FE#F7E6FE#F9EBFE

Tones of #ECC2FD

#EBC8F9#E9CCF5#E8D0F1#E6D4ED#E4D8E9#E2DCE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FDC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECC2FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC2FD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECC2FD: ·

How #ECC2FD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DAD9EFDeuteranopia · #DCDFEBTritanopia · #EAE3E1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECC2FD rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Cosmic Ruby Garden
#E0C5F7 · #963BE3 · #7420BC · #280A42
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECC5FB#E4C7F6#EECCF5#E0C5F7#F4CEFF#F3CCF5#E6BCF1#EDCBF1#E5B8F4#EEC8EF#E9B3FB#F3CCF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECC2FC  ·  #ECC2FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECC2FD?

#ECC2FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 194, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC2FD?

#ECC2FD is RGB 236, 194, 253 — HSL 283°, 94%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 23%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECC2FD?

Its complement is #D4FDC4; analogous partners are #D0C4FD and #FDC4F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECC2FD for text?

Black text on #ECC2FD has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.