What color is #ECBAFF?

#ECBAFF 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 #ECBAFF?

The RGB value is 236, 186, 255: 236 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECBAFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECBAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECBAFF color

#ECBAFF rgb(236, 186, 255)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 72.9% green and 100% blue (236, 186, 255).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#ECBAFF color codes

HEX	`#ECBAFF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 186, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 72.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, 29.84, -27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 40.36, 317.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.198, 60.172, 102.505)`
Decimal	`15514367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECBAFF, 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 #ECBAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECBAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #ECBAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecbaff; }
.text { color: #ecbaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecbaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 186 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecbaff, #ffbaf0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECBAFF?: #ECBAFF 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 #ECBAFF?: The RGB value is 236, 186, 255: 236 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECBAFF?: The complementary color is #CDFFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECBAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.