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#EECFF6 — Pale Purple

#EECFF6 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EECFF6 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.

#EECFF6 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 #D8F6D0; it also sits naturally between #DBD0F6 and #F6D0EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECFF6 · RGB 238, 207, 246

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Color values

HEX#EECFF6
RGB238, 207, 246
HSL288°, 68%, 89%
HSV288°, 16%, 96%
CMYK3%, 16%, 0%, 4%
XYZ74.21, 69.46, 96.68
Yxy69.46, 0.3087, 0.2890
CIE-Lab86.73, 17.60, -15.11
Hunter Lab83.34, 17.82, -15.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 96%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECFF6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECFF6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECFF6

.text { color: #EECFF6; }
.background { background-color: #EECFF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 68%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECFF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECFF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECFF6

#E2AEEF#D587E8#C965E2#BB3EDA#A926C9#881FA3#6C1881#4B115A#2F0B38#0E0311

Tints of #EECFF6

#F0D4F7#F0D4F7#F1D8F8#F3DDF8#F4E1F9#F4E1F9#F6E5FA#F7EAFB#F7EAFB#F9EEFC

Tones of #EECFF6

#EDD3F3#EBD5F1#EAD8EE#E8DBEB#E6DEE8#E5E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8F6D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECFF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFF6

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 #EECFF6: ·

How #EECFF6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0EDDeuteranopia · #E2E5EATritanopia · #ECE5E3

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 #EECFF6 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1

Similar colors

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

#EECCF5#EBD3F8#F3CCF5#EDCBF1#F3CCF3#F3D1F1#E5CFF7#EBD6FB#EED5EF#F5D1F0#EEC8EF#E5D1FA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECFF5  ·  #EECFF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECFF6?

#EECFF6 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 207, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFF6?

#EECFF6 is RGB 238, 207, 246 — HSL 288°, 68%, 89% — CMYK 3%, 16%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #EECFF6?

Its complement is #D8F6D0; analogous partners are #DBD0F6 and #F6D0EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECFF6 for text?

Black text on #EECFF6 has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.