Palettes / Colors / #ECECFF
#ECECFF — Pale Vivid Blue
#ECECFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #ECECFF 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.
#ECECFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FFFFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBF5FF and #F5EBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECECFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 236, 255 |
| HSL | 240°, 100%, 96% |
| HSV | 240°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.64, 85.04, 106.67 |
| Yxy | 85.04, 0.3012, 0.3100 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.90, 3.50, -9.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.22, 3.55, -9.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECECFF
.text { color: #ECECFF; }
.background { background-color: #ECECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECECFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECECFF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECECFF
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Tones of #ECECFF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFFFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECECFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECECFF
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 #ECECFF: ·
How #ECECFF 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 #ECECFF 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 #ECECFF?
#ECECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 236, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECFF?
#ECECFF is RGB 236, 236, 255 — HSL 240°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECECFF?
Its complement is #FFFFEB; analogous partners are #EBF5FF and #F5EBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECECFF for text?
Black text on #ECECFF has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.