Palettes / Colors / #F4ECFC

#F4ECFC — Pale Purple

#F4ECFC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #F4ECFC 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.

#F4ECFC 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 #F5FCED; it also sits naturally between #EDEDFC and #FCEDFC. 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 96% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4ECFC

.text { color: #F4ECFC; }
.background { background-color: #F4ECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4ECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 73%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4ECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4ECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 236, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4ECFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4ECFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4ECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4ECFC

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 #F4ECFC 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 #F4ECFC 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

← #F4ECFB  ·  #F4ECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4ECFC?

#F4ECFC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 244, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4ECFC?

#F4ECFC is RGB 244, 236, 252 — HSL 270°, 73%, 96% — CMYK 3%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F4ECFC?

Its complement is #F5FCED; analogous partners are #EDEDFC and #FCEDFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4ECFC for text?

Black text on #F4ECFC has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.