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#ECD4FD — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECD4FD 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 #ECD4FD 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.

#ECD4FD 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 #E5FDD3; it also sits naturally between #D7D3FD and #FDD3F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD4FD · RGB 236, 212, 253

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Color values

HEX#ECD4FD
RGB236, 212, 253
HSL275°, 91%, 91%
HSV275°, 16%, 99%
CMYK7%, 16%, 0%, 1%
XYZ75.87, 72.01, 102.83
Yxy72.01, 0.3026, 0.2872
CIE-Lab87.97, 15.64, -16.96
Hunter Lab84.86, 15.86, -17.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD4FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD4FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD4FD

.text { color: #ECD4FD; }
.background { background-color: #ECD4FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD4FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 212, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 91%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD4FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 212, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD4FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 212, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD4FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD4FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD4FD

#D8A7FB#C780F9#B355F7#A029F5#8D0BEA#7309BE#580792#3E0566#26033F#0C0113

Tints of #ECD4FD

#EED8FD#EED8FD#F0DDFD#F0DDFD#F2E2FE#F2E2FE#F4E7FE#F4E7FE#F6ECFE#F6ECFE

Tones of #ECD4FD

#EBD6FA#EBD9F7#EADCF4#EADFF1#E9E2EE#E9E5EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5FDD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD4FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD4FD

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 #ECD4FD: ·

How #ECD4FD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1F3Deuteranopia · #E3E5F1Tritanopia · #EBEBEA

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 #ECD4FD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

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

#EBD6FB#E8D3FF#EBD3F8#F0D9FF#E5D4FF#E5D1FA#F1D9F6#F4CEFF#E5CFF7#EECCF5#F3CCF5#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD4FC  ·  #ECD4FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD4FD?

#ECD4FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 212, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD4FD?

#ECD4FD is RGB 236, 212, 253 — HSL 275°, 91%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 16%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECD4FD?

Its complement is #E5FDD3; analogous partners are #D7D3FD and #FDD3F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD4FD for text?

Black text on #ECD4FD has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.