Palettes / Colors / #ECDBFA
#ECDBFA — Pale Purple
#ECDBFA 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 #ECDBFA 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.
#ECDBFA 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 #E9FADB; it also sits naturally between #DDDBFA and #FADBF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDBFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 219, 250 |
| HSL | 273°, 76%, 92% |
| HSV | 273°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 12%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.18, 75.40, 100.93 |
| Yxy | 75.40, 0.3044, 0.2974 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.58, 11.39, -12.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.83, 11.52, -13.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECDBFA
.text { color: #ECDBFA; }
.background { background-color: #ECDBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 219, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 219, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 219, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDBFA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECDBFA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9FADB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDBFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDBFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECDBFA: ·
How #ECDBFA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECDBFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECDBFA?
#ECDBFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 219, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDBFA?
#ECDBFA is RGB 236, 219, 250 — HSL 273°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 6%, 12%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECDBFA?
Its complement is #E9FADB; analogous partners are #DDDBFA and #FADBF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDBFA for text?
Black text on #ECDBFA has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.