Palettes / Colors / #ECDFFA

#ECDFFA — Pale Purple

#ECDFFA is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#ECDFFA 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 #EEFAE0; it also sits naturally between #E0E1FA and #FAE0FA. 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 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDFFA

.text { color: #ECDFFA; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 73%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECDFFA

Tints of #ECDFFA

Tones of #ECDFFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFAE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDFFA: #000000.

How #ECDFFA 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 #ECDFFA 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

← #ECDFF9  ·  #ECDFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDFFA?

#ECDFFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 223, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFFA?

#ECDFFA is RGB 236, 223, 250 — HSL 269°, 73%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECDFFA?

Its complement is #EEFAE0; analogous partners are #E0E1FA and #FAE0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDFFA for text?

Black text on #ECDFFA has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.