Palettes / Colors / #F3ECFF

#F3ECFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#F3ECFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #F3ECFF 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.

#F3ECFF 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 #F8FFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEDFF and #FCEBFF. 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 100%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F3ECFF

.text { color: #F3ECFF; }
.background { background-color: #F3ECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3ECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3ECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3ECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 236, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3ECFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3ECFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3ECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3ECFF

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:

How #F3ECFF 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 #F3ECFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3ECFE  ·  #F3ED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3ECFF?

#F3ECFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 243, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3ECFF?

#F3ECFF is RGB 243, 236, 255 — HSL 262°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F3ECFF?

Its complement is #F8FFEB; analogous partners are #EBEDFF and #FCEBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3ECFF for text?

Black text on #F3ECFF has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.