What color is #ECBCE7?

#ECBCE7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECBCE7?

The RGB value is 236, 188, 231: 236 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECBCE7?

The complementary color is #BCECC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECBCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECBCE7 color

#ECBCE7 rgb(236, 188, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECBCE7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 73.7% green and 90.6% blue (236, 188, 231).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#ECBCE7 color codes

HEX	`#ECBCE7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 188, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 73.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.6, 24.28, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.6, 28.44, 328.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.998, 59.571, 83.555)`
Decimal	`15514855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECBCE7, 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 #ECBCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECBCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #ECBCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecbce7; }
.text { color: #ecbce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecbce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 188 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecbce7, #ecbccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #ECBCE7?: #ECBCE7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECBCE7?: The RGB value is 236, 188, 231: 236 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECBCE7?: The complementary color is #BCECC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECBCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.