What color is #ECC2EE?

#ECC2EE 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 #ECC2EE?

The RGB value is 236, 194, 238: 236 red, 194 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECC2EE?

The complementary color is #C4EEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECC2EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECC2EE color

#ECC2EE rgb(236, 194, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECC2EE is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 76.1% green and 93.3% blue (236, 194, 238).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 56% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#ECC2EE color codes

HEX	`#ECC2EE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 194, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 76.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 56%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, 22.35, -16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 27.57, 324.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.315, 62.591, 89.302)`
Decimal	`15516398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECC2EE, 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 #ECC2EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECC2EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #ECC2EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecc2ee; }
.text { color: #ecc2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc2ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 194 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecc2ee, #eec2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECC2EE?: #ECC2EE 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 #ECC2EE?: The RGB value is 236, 194, 238: 236 red, 194 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECC2EE?: The complementary color is #C4EEC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECC2EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.