Palettes / Colors / #ECDFF8
#ECDFF8 — Pale Purple
#ECDFF8 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 #ECDFF8 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.
#ECDFF8 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 #EAF8DE; it also sits naturally between #DEDEF8 and #F8DEF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDFF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 223, 248 |
| HSL | 271°, 64%, 92% |
| HSV | 271°, 10%, 97% |
| CMYK | 5%, 10%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 77.92, 77.39, 99.64 |
| Yxy | 77.39, 0.3056, 0.3035 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.50, 8.92, -10.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.97, 9.01, -10.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 97%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECDFF8
.text { color: #ECDFF8; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 64%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFF8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECDFF8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAF8DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDFF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDFF8
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 #ECDFF8: ·
How #ECDFF8 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 #ECDFF8 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 #ECDFF8?
#ECDFF8 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 223, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFF8?
#ECDFF8 is RGB 236, 223, 248 — HSL 271°, 64%, 92% — CMYK 5%, 10%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #ECDFF8?
Its complement is #EAF8DE; analogous partners are #DEDEF8 and #F8DEF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDFF8 for text?
Black text on #ECDFF8 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.