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#EECCFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EECCFF 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 #EECCFF 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.

#EECCFF 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 #DDFFCC; it also sits naturally between #D5CCFF and #FFCCF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCFF · RGB 238, 204, 255

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Color values

HEX#EECCFF
RGB238, 204, 255
HSL280°, 100%, 90%
HSV280°, 20%, 100%
CMYK7%, 20%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.90, 68.58, 103.90
Yxy68.58, 0.3028, 0.2772
CIE-Lab86.30, 20.90, -20.53
Hunter Lab82.81, 21.28, -21.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCFF

.text { color: #EECCFF; }
.background { background-color: #EECCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCFF

#DF9EFF#D175FF#C247FF#B41FFF#A000F0#8100C2#660099#47006B#2C0042#0E0014

Tints of #EECCFF

#F0D1FF#F0D1FF#F1D6FF#F1D6FF#F3DBFF#F5E0FF#F5E0FF#F7E5FF#F7E5FF#F8EBFF

Tones of #EECCFF

#EDD0FB#ECD3F8#EAD7F4#E9DBF0#E8DEED#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCFF

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 #EECCFF: ·

How #EECCFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFF3Deuteranopia · #E1E4F0Tritanopia · #ECE9E7

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 #EECCFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
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#E8D3FF#EECCF5#EBD3F8#F3CCF5#EBD6FB#E5D1FA#E5D4FF#E5CFF7#F3CCF3#F0D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCFE  ·  #EECD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCFF?

#EECCFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCFF?

#EECCFF is RGB 238, 204, 255 — HSL 280°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EECCFF?

Its complement is #DDFFCC; analogous partners are #D5CCFF and #FFCCF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCFF for text?

Black text on #EECCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.