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#EECCFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#EECCFB 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 #EECCFB 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.

#EECCFB 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 #D9FBCB; it also sits naturally between #D5CBFB and #FBCBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCFB · RGB 238, 204, 251

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Color values

HEX#EECCFB
RGB238, 204, 251
HSL283°, 85%, 89%
HSV283°, 19%, 98%
CMYK5%, 19%, 0%, 2%
XYZ74.27, 68.33, 100.54
Yxy68.33, 0.3054, 0.2810
CIE-Lab86.17, 20.14, -18.60
Hunter Lab82.66, 20.45, -19.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCFB

.text { color: #EECCFB; }
.background { background-color: #EECCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCFB

#E0A5F8#D27BF4#C555F1#B72BEE#A412DE#850FB3#690B8E#490863#2D053D#0E0213

Tints of #EECCFB

#EFD0FB#EFD0FB#F1D5FC#F2D9FC#F4DEFC#F4DEFC#F5E3FD#F7E7FD#F7E7FD#F9ECFD

Tones of #EECCFB

#ECCEF7#EAD2F4#E9D5F1#E7D9ED#E6DCEA#E4E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCFB

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 #EECCFB: ·

How #EECCFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFF0Deuteranopia · #E1E4EDTritanopia · #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 #EECCFB rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCFA  ·  #EECCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCFB?

#EECCFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 204, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCFB?

#EECCFB is RGB 238, 204, 251 — HSL 283°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 5%, 19%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EECCFB?

Its complement is #D9FBCB; analogous partners are #D5CBFB and #FBCBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCFB for text?

Black text on #EECCFB has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.