Palettes / Colors / #ECE6FA
#ECE6FA — Pale Purple
#ECE6FA 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 #ECE6FA 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.
#ECE6FA 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 #F4FAE5; it also sits naturally between #E5EAFA and #F6E5FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECE6FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 230, 250 |
| HSL | 258°, 67%, 94% |
| HSV | 258°, 8%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 8%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 80.14, 81.33, 101.92 |
| Yxy | 81.33, 0.3043, 0.3088 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.28, 5.65, -8.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.18, 5.72, -9.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 90% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECE6FA
.text { color: #ECE6FA; }
.background { background-color: #ECE6FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE6FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 230, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 67%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE6FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 230, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE6FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 230, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECE6FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE6FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4FAE5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECE6FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECE6FA
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 #ECE6FA: ·
How #ECE6FA 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 #ECE6FA 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 #ECE6FA?
#ECE6FA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 230, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE6FA?
#ECE6FA is RGB 236, 230, 250 — HSL 258°, 67%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECE6FA?
Its complement is #F4FAE5; analogous partners are #E5EAFA and #F6E5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECE6FA for text?
Black text on #ECE6FA has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.