Palettes / Colors / #ECDBFD

#ECDBFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECDBFD 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 #ECDBFD 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.

#ECDBFD 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 #EDFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDDDFD and #FDDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDBFD

.text { color: #ECDBFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 219, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 219, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 219, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDBFD

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:

How #ECDBFD 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 #ECDBFD 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

← #ECDBFC  ·  #ECDBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDBFD?

#ECDBFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 219, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDBFD?

#ECDBFD is RGB 236, 219, 253 — HSL 270°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECDBFD?

Its complement is #EDFDDD; analogous partners are #DDDDFD and #FDDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDBFD for text?

Black text on #ECDBFD has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.