What color is #ECCFFA?

#ECCFFA is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECCFFA?

The RGB value is 236, 207, 250: 236 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECCFFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECCFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCFFA color

#ECCFFA rgb(236, 207, 250)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 81.2% green and 98% blue (236, 207, 250).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#ECCFFA color codes

HEX	`#ECCFFA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 207, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 81.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.68, 17.7, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.68, 24.76, 315.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.157, 69.361, 99.905)`
Decimal	`15519738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCFFA, 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 #ECCFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #ECCFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eccffa; }
.text { color: #eccffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eccffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 207 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eccffa, #facff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECCFFA?: #ECCFFA is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECCFFA?: The RGB value is 236, 207, 250: 236 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCFFA?: The complementary color is #DDFACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.