Palettes / Colors / #ECDEFD
#ECDEFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#ECDEFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
#ECDEFD 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 #EFFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDDFFD and #FBDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 222, 253 |
| HSL | 267°, 89%, 93% |
| HSV | 267°, 12%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 12%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.44, 77.17, 103.69 |
| Yxy | 77.17, 0.3025, 0.2976 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.40, 10.39, -13.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.84, 10.52, -13.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 12% · 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 #ECDEFD
.text { color: #ECDEFD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 222, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 222, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 222, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFFDDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDEFD: #000000.
How #ECDEFD 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 #ECDEFD 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 #ECDEFD?
#ECDEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 222, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDEFD?
#ECDEFD is RGB 236, 222, 253 — HSL 267°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 7%, 12%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECDEFD?
Its complement is #EFFDDD; analogous partners are #DDDFFD and #FBDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDEFD for text?
Black text on #ECDEFD has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.