Palettes / Colors / #ECDDFD
#ECDDFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECDDFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
#ECDDFD 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 #FCDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDDFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 221, 253 |
| HSL | 268°, 89%, 93% |
| HSV | 268°, 13%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 13%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.18, 76.64, 103.60 |
| Yxy | 76.64, 0.3025, 0.2966 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.15, 10.91, -13.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.54, 11.05, -14.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECDDFD
.text { color: #ECDDFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 221, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 221, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 221, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDDFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDDFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEFDDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDDFD: #000000.
How #ECDDFD 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 #ECDDFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECDDFD?
#ECDDFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 221, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDDFD?
#ECDDFD is RGB 236, 221, 253 — HSL 268°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECDDFD?
Its complement is #EEFDDD; analogous partners are #DDDEFD and #FCDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDDFD for text?
Black text on #ECDDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.