Palettes / Colors / #ECCCEF
#ECCCEF — Pale Muted Pink
#ECCCEF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #ECCCEF 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.
#ECCCEF 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 #CFEFCD; it also sits naturally between #DBCDEF and #EFCDE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCCEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 204, 239 |
| HSL | 295°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 295°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.76, 67.25, 90.86 |
| Yxy | 67.25, 0.3122, 0.2926 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.63, 17.24, -13.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.01, 17.35, -13.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 94%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCCEF
.text { color: #ECCCEF; }
.background { background-color: #ECCCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 204, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 204, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 204, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCCEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECCCEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFEFCD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCCEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCCEF
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 #ECCCEF: ·
How #ECCCEF 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 #ECCCEF 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 #ECCCEF?
#ECCCEF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 204, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCCEF?
#ECCCEF is RGB 236, 204, 239 — HSL 295°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #ECCCEF?
Its complement is #CFEFCD; analogous partners are #DBCDEF and #EFCDE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCCEF for text?
Black text on #ECCCEF has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.