What color is #ECD1E8?

#ECD1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD1E8?

The RGB value is 236, 209, 232: 236 red, 209 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD1E8?

The complementary color is #D1ECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD1E8 color

#ECD1E8 rgb(236, 209, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECD1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 82% green and 91% blue (236, 209, 232).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 42% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#ECD1E8 color codes

HEX	`#ECD1E8`
RGB	`rgb(236, 209, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 82%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 42%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, 13.32, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 15.46, 329.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.956, 69.261, 85.906)`
Decimal	`15520232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD1E8, 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 #ECD1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #ECD1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd1e8; }
.text { color: #ecd1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 209 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd1e8, #ecd1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECD1E8?: #ECD1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD1E8?: The RGB value is 236, 209, 232: 236 red, 209 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD1E8?: The complementary color is #D1ECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.