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#ECCDFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECCDFB 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 #ECCDFB 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.

#ECCDFB 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 #DBFBCB; it also sits naturally between #D3CBFB and #FBCBF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCDFB · RGB 236, 205, 251

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Color values

HEX#ECCDFB
RGB236, 205, 251
HSL280°, 85%, 89%
HSV280°, 18%, 98%
CMYK6%, 18%, 0%, 2%
XYZ73.84, 68.46, 100.59
Yxy68.46, 0.3040, 0.2819
CIE-Lab86.24, 18.96, -18.52
Hunter Lab82.74, 19.21, -19.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECCDFB

.text { color: #ECCDFB; }
.background { background-color: #ECCDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 205, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 205, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 205, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECCDFB

#DCA5F8#CC7BF4#BD55F1#AD2BEE#9A12DE#7C0FB3#620B8E#450863#2B053D#0D0213

Tints of #ECCDFB

#EDD0FB#EDD0FB#EFD5FC#F0D9FC#F2DEFC#F2DEFC#F4E3FD#F6E7FD#F6E7FD#F8ECFD

Tones of #ECCDFB

#EACEF7#E9D2F4#E8D5F1#E6D9ED#E5DCEA#E4E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCDFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCDFB

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 #ECCDFB: ·

How #ECCDFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDEF0Deuteranopia · #E0E3EDTritanopia · #EAE7E5

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7

Similar colors

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

#EECCF5#EBD3F8#ECC5FB#E5D1FA#E8D3FF#E5CFF7#F4CEFF#EBD6FB#F3CCF5#EDCBF1#E5D4FF#F3CCF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCDFA  ·  #ECCDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCDFB?

#ECCDFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 205, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCDFB?

#ECCDFB is RGB 236, 205, 251 — HSL 280°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECCDFB?

Its complement is #DBFBCB; analogous partners are #D3CBFB and #FBCBF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCDFB for text?

Black text on #ECCDFB has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.