What color is #ECDCEE?

#ECDCEE 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 #ECDCEE?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 238: 236 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDCEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDCEE color

#ECDCEE rgb(236, 220, 238)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 93.3% blue (236, 220, 238).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#ECDCEE color codes

HEX	`#ECDCEE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.48, 8.63, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.48, 10.99, 321.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.616, 75.193, 91.403)`
Decimal	`15523054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDCEE, 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 #ECDCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #ECDCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdcee; }
.text { color: #ecdcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdcee, #eedce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECDCEE?: #ECDCEE 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 #ECDCEE?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 238: 236 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDCEE?: The complementary color is #DEEEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.