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#EECFFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#EECFFA 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 #EECFFA 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.

#EECFFA 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 #DDFAD1; it also sits naturally between #DAD1FA and #FAD1F1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECFFA · RGB 238, 207, 250

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Color values

HEX#EECFFA
RGB238, 207, 250
HSL283°, 81%, 90%
HSV283°, 17%, 98%
CMYK5%, 17%, 0%, 2%
XYZ74.83, 69.70, 99.95
Yxy69.70, 0.3061, 0.2851
CIE-Lab86.85, 18.36, -17.04
Hunter Lab83.49, 18.63, -17.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECFFA

.text { color: #EECFFA; }
.background { background-color: #EECFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 81%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECFFA

#E0A7F6#D282F2#C359EE#B634EA#A217D9#8312AF#670F8A#480A61#2D063C#0E0212

Tints of #EECFFA

#F0D5FB#F0D5FB#F2DAFB#F2DAFB#F3DFFC#F5E3FC#F5E3FC#F7E8FD#F7E8FD#F8EDFD

Tones of #EECFFA

#EDD4F7#ECD7F4#EBDAF1#E9DDEE#E8E0EB#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFAD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECFFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFFA

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 #EECFFA: ·

How #EECFFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0F0Deuteranopia · #E2E5EDTritanopia · #ECE7E6

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 #EECFFA rather than the exact color:

Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#EBD3F8#EECCF5#F3CCF5#EBD6FB#F4CEFF#E8D3FF#F3CCF3#E5D1FA#E5CFF7#EDCBF1#ECC5FB#F3D1F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECFF9  ·  #EECFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECFFA?

#EECFFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 207, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFFA?

#EECFFA is RGB 238, 207, 250 — HSL 283°, 81%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 17%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EECFFA?

Its complement is #DDFAD1; analogous partners are #DAD1FA and #FAD1F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECFFA for text?

Black text on #EECFFA has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.