Palettes / Colors / #EECEFD
#EECEFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EECEFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
#EECEFD 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 #DDFDCE; it also sits naturally between #D7CEFD and #FDCEF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EECEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 206, 253 |
| HSL | 281°, 92%, 90% |
| HSV | 281°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 19%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 75.06, 69.41, 102.37 |
| Yxy | 69.41, 0.3041, 0.2812 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.71, 19.46, -18.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.31, 19.78, -19.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EECEFD
.text { color: #EECEFD; }
.background { background-color: #EECEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EECEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDFDCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EECEFD: #000000.
How #EECEFD 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 #EECEFD 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 #EECEFD?
#EECEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEFD?
#EECEFD is RGB 238, 206, 253 — HSL 281°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EECEFD?
Its complement is #DDFDCE; analogous partners are #D7CEFD and #FDCEF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EECEFD for text?
Black text on #EECEFD has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.