Palettes / Colors / #ECD0FA

#ECD0FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECD0FA 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 #ECD0FA 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.

#ECD0FA 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 #DFFAD1; it also sits naturally between #D8D1FA and #FAD1F3. 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 82% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD0FA

.text { color: #ECD0FA; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 81%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFFAD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD0FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD0FA

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 #ECD0FA 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 #ECD0FA 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

← #ECD0F9  ·  #ECD0FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0FA?

#ECD0FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 208, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0FA?

#ECD0FA is RGB 236, 208, 250 — HSL 280°, 81%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 17%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECD0FA?

Its complement is #DFFAD1; analogous partners are #D8D1FA and #FAD1F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0FA for text?

Black text on #ECD0FA has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.