Palettes / Colors / #EECCEF
#EECCEF — Pale Muted Pink
#EECCEF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EECCEF 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.
#EECCEF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CEEFCD; it also sits naturally between #DDCDEF and #EFCDDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EECCEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 204, 239 |
| HSL | 298°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 298°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.43, 67.59, 90.89 |
| Yxy | 67.59, 0.3137, 0.2927 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.80, 17.90, -12.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.22, 18.05, -12.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 94%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EECCEF
.text { color: #EECCEF; }
.background { background-color: #EECCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EECCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECCEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEEFCD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EECCEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCEF
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 #EECCEF: ·
How #EECCEF 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 #EECCEF 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 #EECCEF?
#EECCEF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 204, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCEF?
#EECCEF is RGB 238, 204, 239 — HSL 298°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EECCEF?
Its complement is #CEEFCD; analogous partners are #DDCDEF and #EFCDDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EECCEF for text?
Black text on #EECCEF has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.