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#ECD2EE — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD2EE 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 #ECD2EE 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.

#ECD2EE 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 #D4EED3; it also sits naturally between #DFD3EE and #EED3E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD2EE · RGB 236, 210, 238

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Color values

HEX#ECD2EE
RGB236, 210, 238
HSL296°, 45%, 88%
HSV296°, 12%, 93%
CMYK1%, 12%, 0%, 7%
XYZ73.07, 70.10, 90.57
Yxy70.10, 0.3126, 0.2999
CIE-Lab87.05, 13.88, -10.43
Hunter Lab83.73, 13.96, -10.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD2EE

.text { color: #ECD2EE; }
.background { background-color: #ECD2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 210, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 210, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 210, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD2EE

#E0B5E3#D294D6#C576CB#B755BE#A341AA#87358D#67296B#4A1D4E#2B112C#0E060F

Tints of #ECD2EE

#EED6F0#EFDAF1#EFDAF1#F1DEF2#F3E1F4#F4E5F5#F6E9F7#F6E9F7#F7EDF8#F9F0F9

Tones of #ECD2EE

#EBD4EC#E9D7EA#E7D8E8#E5DBE6#E4DCE4#E2DFE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4EED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD2EE

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 #ECD2EE: ·

How #ECD2EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1E7Deuteranopia · #E2E4E6Tritanopia · #EBE2E1

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 #ECD2EE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB

Similar colors

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

#EED5EF#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#ECCFE8#F2D4EA#EBCBEB#EDCBF1#F3D1F1#E7D3E8#ECCFE6#F5D1F0#EECCF5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD2ED  ·  #ECD2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD2EE?

#ECD2EE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 210, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD2EE?

#ECD2EE is RGB 236, 210, 238 — HSL 296°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 1%, 12%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD2EE?

Its complement is #D4EED3; analogous partners are #DFD3EE and #EED3E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD2EE for text?

Black text on #ECD2EE has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.