What color is #ECDAEC?

#ECDAEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDAEC?

The RGB value is 236, 218, 236: 236 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDAEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDAEC color

#ECDAEC rgb(236, 218, 236)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.5% green and 92.5% blue (236, 218, 236).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 32% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#ECDAEC color codes

HEX	`#ECDAEC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 218, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 32%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.94, 9.31, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.94, 11.39, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.802, 74.032, 89.69)`
Decimal	`15522540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDAEC, 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 #ECDAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #ECDAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdaec; }
.text { color: #ecdaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 218 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdaec, #ecdae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #ECDAEC?: #ECDAEC is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDAEC?: The RGB value is 236, 218, 236: 236 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDAEC?: The complementary color is #DAECDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.