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#ECD0FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECD0FC 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 #ECD0FC 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.

#ECD0FC 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 #E0FCCF; it also sits naturally between #D5CFFC and #FCCFF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD0FC · RGB 236, 208, 252

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Color values

HEX#ECD0FC
RGB236, 208, 252
HSL278°, 88%, 90%
HSV278°, 17%, 99%
CMYK6%, 17%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.72, 69.97, 101.66
Yxy69.97, 0.3033, 0.2840
CIE-Lab86.98, 17.56, -17.92
Hunter Lab83.65, 17.80, -18.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD0FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD0FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD0FC

.text { color: #ECD0FC; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD0FC

#DAA4F9#CA7EF7#B952F4#A92CF2#940EE1#780CB6#5E0990#420665#29043E#0D0113

Tints of #ECD0FC

#EDD4FC#EDD4FC#EFD9FD#EFD9FD#F1DDFD#F3E2FD#F3E2FD#F5E7FD#F5E7FD#F7ECFE

Tones of #ECD0FC

#EBD2F9#EAD5F6#E9D9F2#E8DCEF#E7DFEC#E6E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD0FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD0FC

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 #ECD0FC: ·

How #ECD0FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0F1Deuteranopia · #E2E4EFTritanopia · #EBE9E7

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 #ECD0FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#EBD3F8#E8D3FF#EBD6FB#E5D1FA#EECCF5#E5D4FF#E5CFF7#F4CEFF#F0D9FF#F3CCF5#ECC5FB#F1D9F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD0FB  ·  #ECD0FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0FC?

#ECD0FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 208, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0FC?

#ECD0FC is RGB 236, 208, 252 — HSL 278°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 17%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECD0FC?

Its complement is #E0FCCF; analogous partners are #D5CFFC and #FCCFF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0FC for text?

Black text on #ECD0FC has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.