Palettes / Colors / #F3ECFD

#F3ECFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#F3ECFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#F3ECFD 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 #F6FDED; it also sits naturally between #EDEEFD and #FCEDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #F3ECFD

.text { color: #F3ECFD; }
.background { background-color: #F3ECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3ECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3ECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3ECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 236, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3ECFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3ECFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F3ECFD

Tints of #F3ECFD

Tones of #F3ECFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3ECFD: #000000.

How #F3ECFD 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 #F3ECFD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3ECFC  ·  #F3ECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3ECFD?

#F3ECFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 243, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3ECFD?

#F3ECFD is RGB 243, 236, 253 — HSL 265°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 4%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F3ECFD?

Its complement is #F6FDED; analogous partners are #EDEEFD and #FCEDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3ECFD for text?

Black text on #F3ECFD has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.