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#EECDEF — Pale Muted Pink

#EECDEF 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 #EECDEF 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.

#EECDEF 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.

#EECDEF · RGB 238, 205, 239

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Color values

HEX#EECDEF
RGB238, 205, 239
HSL298°, 52%, 87%
HSV298°, 14%, 94%
CMYK0%, 14%, 0%, 6%
XYZ72.67, 68.07, 90.97
Yxy68.07, 0.3136, 0.2938
CIE-Lab86.04, 17.37, -12.43
Hunter Lab82.51, 17.52, -12.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECDEF

.text { color: #EECDEF; }
.background { background-color: #EECDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECDEF

#E3AEE5#D88BDA#CD6CD0#C34DC7#AE38B2#8C2D8F#6E2370#501A51#2D0F2F#0F0510

Tints of #EECDEF

#EFD0F0#F1D4F2#F2D8F3#F3DCF4#F5E0F5#F5E0F5#F6E4F6#F7E8F8#F8ECF9#FAEFFA

Tones of #EECDEF

#ECCFED#E9D2EA#E7D4E8#E5D7E5#E2D9E3#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDEF

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 #EECDEF: ·

How #EECDEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFE7Deuteranopia · #E2E4E5Tritanopia · #ECE0DF

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 #EECDEF rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Crimson Canyon
#3DA622 · #92DD5B · #C664DF · #EEC8EF
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6

Similar colors

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

#EDCBF1#EEC8EF#EBCBEB#F0CFEA#EFD1EB#EECCF5#F3CCF3#F3D1F1#ECCFE8#F3CCF5#F0C6EC#EED5EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDEE  ·  #EECDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDEF?

#EECDEF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 205, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDEF?

#EECDEF is RGB 238, 205, 239 — HSL 298°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EECDEF?

Its complement is #CEEFCD; analogous partners are #DDCDEF and #EFCDDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDEF for text?

Black text on #EECDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.