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#ECDAEA — Pale Muted Pink

#ECDAEA 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 #ECDAEA 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.

#ECDAEA is a warm-leaning 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 #DAECDC; it also sits naturally between #E5DAEC and #ECDAE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECDAEA · RGB 236, 218, 234

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Color values

HEX#ECDAEA
RGB236, 218, 234
HSL307°, 32%, 89%
HSV307°, 8%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 1%, 7%
XYZ74.51, 73.92, 88.18
Yxy73.92, 0.3149, 0.3124
CIE-Lab88.88, 8.96, -5.59
Hunter Lab85.97, 8.98, -5.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 85% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECDAEA

.text { color: #ECDAEA; }
.background { background-color: #ECDAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 218, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 218, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 218, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDAEA

#DEBFDA#CEA1C9#C186BA#B168A8#9E5195#804279#65345F#472443#2C1729#0D070D

Tints of #ECDAEA

#EEDDEC#EEDDEC#EFE1EE#F1E4F0#F3E7F2#F3E7F2#F5EBF3#F6EEF5#F6EEF5#F8F2F7

Tones of #ECDAEA

#EBDBE9#E9DCE8#E8DEE7#E7DFE6#E5E0E5#E4E2E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAECDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECDAEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDAEA

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 #ECDAEA: ·

How #ECDAEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4E6Deuteranopia · #E5E7E5Tritanopia · #EBE3E2

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 #ECDAEA rather than the exact color:

Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Misty Marble
#622971 · #AF973F · #46BCA3 · #E7D3E8
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE

Similar colors

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

#EEDCE9#E9DDED#EED5EF#F2D4EA#E7D3E8#F4DCEE#F2D6E4#EFD1EB#EDD6E1#EDD9E0#EAD8E0#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDAE9  ·  #ECDAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDAEA?

#ECDAEA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 218, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDAEA?

#ECDAEA is RGB 236, 218, 234 — HSL 307°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDAEA?

Its complement is #DAECDC; analogous partners are #E5DAEC and #ECDAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDAEA for text?

Black text on #ECDAEA has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.