What color is #ECDBE9?

#ECDBE9 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 #ECDBE9?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 233: 236 red, 219 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDBE9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDBE9 color

#ECDBE9 rgb(236, 219, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECDBE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 91.4% blue (236, 219, 233).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#ECDBE9 color codes

HEX	`#ECDBE9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.1, 8.25, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.1, 9.51, 330.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.63, 74.38, 87.5)`
Decimal	`15522793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDBE9, 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 #ECDBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #ECDBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdbe9; }
.text { color: #ecdbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdbe9, #ecdbe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDBE9?: #ECDBE9 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 #ECDBE9?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 233: 236 red, 219 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDBE9?: The complementary color is #DBECDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.