What color is #ECB6FC?

#ECB6FC is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECB6FC?

The RGB value is 236, 182, 252: 236 red, 182 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECB6FC?

The complementary color is #C6FCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECB6FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECB6FC color

#ECB6FC rgb(236, 182, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECB6FC is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 71.4% green and 98.8% blue (236, 182, 252).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 92% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#ECB6FC color codes

HEX	`#ECB6FC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 182, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 71.4%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 92%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, 31.39, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 41.48, 319.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.888, 58.318, 99.704)`
Decimal	`15513340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECB6FC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECB6FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECB6FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECB6FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecb6fc; }
.text { color: #ecb6fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecb6fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 182 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecb6fc, #fcb6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECB6FC?: #ECB6FC is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECB6FC?: The RGB value is 236, 182, 252: 236 red, 182 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECB6FC?: The complementary color is #C6FCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECB6FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.