What color is #ECD3E9?

#ECD3E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD3E9?

The RGB value is 236, 211, 233: 236 red, 211 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD3E9?

The complementary color is #D3ECD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD3E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD3E9 color

#ECD3E9 rgb(236, 211, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECD3E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 82.7% green and 91.4% blue (236, 211, 233).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#ECD3E9 color codes

HEX	`#ECD3E9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 211, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 82.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, 12.44, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 14.59, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.592, 70.306, 86.821)`
Decimal	`15520745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD3E9, 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 #ECD3E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD3E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #ECD3E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd3e9; }
.text { color: #ecd3e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd3e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 211 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd3e9, #ecd3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECD3E9?: #ECD3E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD3E9?: The RGB value is 236, 211, 233: 236 red, 211 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD3E9?: The complementary color is #D3ECD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD3E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.