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#EECBFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EECBFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EECBFD 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.

#EECBFD 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 #D9FDC9; it also sits naturally between #D3C9FD and #FDC9F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBFD · RGB 238, 203, 253

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Color values

HEX#EECBFD
RGB238, 203, 253
HSL282°, 93%, 89%
HSV282°, 20%, 99%
CMYK6%, 20%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.35, 67.98, 102.13
Yxy67.98, 0.3041, 0.2781
CIE-Lab86.00, 21.05, -19.92
Hunter Lab82.45, 21.40, -20.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECBFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECBFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECBFD

.text { color: #EECBFD; }
.background { background-color: #EECBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECBFD

#E1A1FC#D275FA#C54EF9#B722F7#A408E7#8507BB#690594#490467#2D0240#0E0114

Tints of #EECBFD

#EFCEFD#EFCEFD#F1D3FD#F2D8FE#F4DDFE#F4DDFE#F5E1FE#F7E6FE#F7E6FE#F9EBFE

Tones of #EECBFD

#ECCDF9#EAD0F5#E9D4F2#E7D8EE#E6DBEB#E4DFE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FDC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBFD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EECBFD: ·

How #EECBFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFF1Deuteranopia · #E1E4EETritanopia · #ECE7E5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECBFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECC5FB#F4CEFF#EECCF5#F3CCF5#EBD3F8#E8D3FF#E5D1FA#F3CCF3#E5CFF7#EBD6FB#EDCBF1#E4C7F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBFC  ·  #EECBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBFD?

#EECBFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 203, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBFD?

#EECBFD is RGB 238, 203, 253 — HSL 282°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 20%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EECBFD?

Its complement is #D9FDC9; analogous partners are #D3C9FD and #FDC9F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBFD for text?

Black text on #EECBFD has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.