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#EECCFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EECCFE 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 #EECCFE 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.

#EECCFE 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 #DDFECD; it also sits naturally between #D6CDFE and #FECDF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCFE · RGB 238, 204, 254

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Color values

HEX#EECCFE
RGB238, 204, 254
HSL281°, 96%, 90%
HSV281°, 20%, 100%
CMYK6%, 20%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.74, 68.52, 103.05
Yxy68.52, 0.3034, 0.2782
CIE-Lab86.27, 20.71, -20.04
Hunter Lab82.78, 21.07, -21.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCFE

.text { color: #EECCFE; }
.background { background-color: #EECCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCFE

#E0A0FD#D278FC#C44BFB#B623FB#A205EB#8304BE#670396#480269#2D0141#0E0014

Tints of #EECCFE

#F0D2FE#F0D2FE#F2D7FE#F2D7FE#F3DCFE#F5E1FE#F5E1FE#F7E6FE#F7E6FE#F8EBFF

Tones of #EECCFE

#EDD1FA#ECD4F7#EBD7F4#E9DBF0#E8DFEC#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCFE

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 #EECCFE: ·

How #EECCFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFF2Deuteranopia · #E1E4EFTritanopia · #ECE8E6

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 #EECCFE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#F4CEFF#ECC5FB#EECCF5#E8D3FF#EBD3F8#F3CCF5#EBD6FB#E5D1FA#E5CFF7#F3CCF3#E5D4FF#EDCBF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCFD  ·  #EECCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCFE?

#EECCFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 204, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCFE?

#EECCFE is RGB 238, 204, 254 — HSL 281°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EECCFE?

Its complement is #DDFECD; analogous partners are #D6CDFE and #FECDF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCFE for text?

Black text on #EECCFE has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.