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#ECD2F3 — Pale Purple

#ECD2F3 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 #ECD2F3 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.

#ECD2F3 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 #DAF3D3; it also sits naturally between #DCD3F3 and #F3D3EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD2F3 · RGB 236, 210, 243

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Color values

HEX#ECD2F3
RGB236, 210, 243
HSL287°, 58%, 89%
HSV287°, 14%, 95%
CMYK3%, 14%, 0%, 5%
XYZ73.82, 70.40, 94.49
Yxy70.40, 0.3092, 0.2949
CIE-Lab87.19, 14.80, -12.85
Hunter Lab83.90, 14.93, -13.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD2F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD2F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD2F3

.text { color: #ECD2F3; }
.background { background-color: #ECD2F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD2F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 210, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 58%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD2F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 210, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD2F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 210, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD2F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD2F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD2F3

#DEB2EB#CF8EE1#C16ED8#B24ACF#9F32BD#812999#662079#471655#2C0E34#0E0410

Tints of #ECD2F3

#EED7F4#EED7F4#F0DBF5#F1DFF6#F3E3F8#F3E3F8#F5E7F9#F6EBFA#F6EBFA#F8EFFB

Tones of #ECD2F3

#EBD5F1#E9D7EE#E8DAEC#E7DCEA#E6DEE8#E4E1E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAF3D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD2F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD2F3

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 #ECD2F3: ·

How #ECD2F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1EBDeuteranopia · #E2E4E9Tritanopia · #EBE5E3

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 #ECD2F3 rather than the exact color:

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

#EBD3F8#EED5EF#EECCF5#F3D1F1#EDCBF1#EFD1EB#E5CFF7#EBD6FB#F1D9F6#F3CCF3#F3CCF5#F5D1F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD2F2  ·  #ECD2F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD2F3?

#ECD2F3 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 210, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD2F3?

#ECD2F3 is RGB 236, 210, 243 — HSL 287°, 58%, 89% — CMYK 3%, 14%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECD2F3?

Its complement is #DAF3D3; analogous partners are #DCD3F3 and #F3D3EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD2F3 for text?

Black text on #ECD2F3 has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.