What color is #ECC7E5?

#ECC7E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sugar High. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECC7E5?

The RGB value is 236, 199, 229: 236 red, 199 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECC7E5?

The complementary color is #C7ECCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECC7E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECC7E5 color

#ECC7E5 rgb(236, 199, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECC7E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 78% green and 89.8% blue (236, 199, 229).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sugar High (#EFC9EC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#ECC7E5 color codes

HEX	`#ECC7E5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 199, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 78%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.14, 18.07, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.14, 20.63, 331.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.157, 64.338, 82.889)`
Decimal	`15517669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECC7E5, 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 #ECC7E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECC7E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #ECC7E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecc7e5; }
.text { color: #ecc7e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc7e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 199 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecc7e5, #ecc7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECC7E5?: #ECC7E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sugar High. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECC7E5?: The RGB value is 236, 199, 229: 236 red, 199 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECC7E5?: The complementary color is #C7ECCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECC7E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.