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#ECD2F2 — Pale Purple

#ECD2F2 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #ECD2F2 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.

#ECD2F2 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 #D9F2D4; it also sits naturally between #DDD4F2 and #F2D4E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD2F2 · RGB 236, 210, 242

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Color values

HEX#ECD2F2
RGB236, 210, 242
HSL289°, 55%, 89%
HSV289°, 13%, 95%
CMYK2%, 13%, 0%, 5%
XYZ73.67, 70.34, 93.70
Yxy70.34, 0.3099, 0.2959
CIE-Lab87.16, 14.62, -12.37
Hunter Lab83.87, 14.73, -12.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD2F2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD2F2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD2F2

.text { color: #ECD2F2; }
.background { background-color: #ECD2F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD2F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 210, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 55%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD2F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 210, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD2F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 210, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD2F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD2F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD2F2

#DFB4E9#D090DF#C371D6#B44DCB#A236BA#832C96#672277#481853#2D0F33#0E0510

Tints of #ECD2F2

#EED7F4#EED7F4#F0DBF5#F2DFF6#F3E3F7#F3E3F7#F5E7F8#F7EBF9#F7EBF9#F8EFFA

Tones of #ECD2F2

#EBD6F0#EAD8EE#E8DAEC#E7DCEA#E6DEE7#E4E1E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9F2D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD2F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD2F2

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 #ECD2F2: ·

How #ECD2F2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1EADeuteranopia · #E2E4E8Tritanopia · #EBE4E3

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 #ECD2F2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#EED5EF#EBD3F8#EECCF5#EDCBF1#F3D1F1#EFD1EB#E5CFF7#F5D1F0#F3CCF3#F0CFEA#F1D9F6#E3D5F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD2F1  ·  #ECD2F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD2F2?

#ECD2F2 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 210, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD2F2?

#ECD2F2 is RGB 236, 210, 242 — HSL 289°, 55%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 13%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECD2F2?

Its complement is #D9F2D4; analogous partners are #DDD4F2 and #F2D4E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD2F2 for text?

Black text on #ECD2F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.