Palettes / Colors / #ECE8EE
#ECE8EE — Pale Dusty Purple
#ECE8EE is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #ECE8EE 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.
#ECE8EE 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 #EAEEE8; it also sits naturally between #E9E8EE and #EEE8ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECE8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 232, 238 |
| HSL | 280°, 15%, 92% |
| HSV | 280°, 3%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 3%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.88, 81.72, 92.50 |
| Yxy | 81.72, 0.3117, 0.3229 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.45, 2.41, -2.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.40, 2.43, -2.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 91% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECE8EE
.text { color: #ECE8EE; }
.background { background-color: #ECE8EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE8EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 232, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 15%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE8EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 232, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE8EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 232, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECE8EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE8EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAEEE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECE8EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECE8EE
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 #ECE8EE: ·
How #ECE8EE 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 #ECE8EE 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 #ECE8EE?
#ECE8EE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 236, 232, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE8EE?
#ECE8EE is RGB 236, 232, 238 — HSL 280°, 15%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 3%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECE8EE?
Its complement is #EAEEE8; analogous partners are #E9E8EE and #EEE8ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECE8EE for text?
Black text on #ECE8EE has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.