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#ECDCFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#ECDCFD 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 #ECDCFD 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.

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

#ECDCFD · RGB 236, 220, 253

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Color values

HEX#ECDCFD
RGB236, 220, 253
HSL269°, 89%, 93%
HSV269°, 13%, 99%
CMYK7%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ77.91, 76.11, 103.51
Yxy76.11, 0.3025, 0.2955
CIE-Lab89.91, 11.44, -14.05
Hunter Lab87.24, 11.58, -14.57

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

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

CSS code for #ECDCFD

.text { color: #ECDCFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 220, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 220, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 220, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDCFD

#D5B2FB#BD87F8#A65BF5#8E30F3#790EEC#630BC1#4D0995#36066A#20043F#0A0113

Tints of #ECDCFD

#EDDDFD#EFE2FD#EFE2FD#EFE2FD#F2E7FE#F2E7FE#F2E7FE#F2E7FE#F4ECFE#F4ECFE

Tones of #ECDCFD

#EDE0FB#EDE2F9#EDE4F6#EDE6F4#EDE9F2#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECDCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDCFD

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 #ECDCFD: ·

How #ECDCFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5F5Deuteranopia · #E6E7F3Tritanopia · #EBEFED

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECDCFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#F0D9FF#EBD6FB#E5E0FF#F1D9F6#E3DFFD#E8D3FF#EBD3F8#E5D4FF#F6DEF6#E5D1FA#E5D9F2#E0DEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDCFC  ·  #ECDCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDCFD?

#ECDCFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 220, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDCFD?

#ECDCFD is RGB 236, 220, 253 — HSL 269°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECDCFD?

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

Can I use #ECDCFD for text?

Black text on #ECDCFD has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.