What color is #ECDDEA?

#ECDDEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDDEA?

The RGB value is 236, 221, 234: 236 red, 221 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDDEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDDEA color

#ECDDEA rgb(236, 221, 234)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.7% green and 91.8% blue (236, 221, 234).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#ECDDEA color codes

HEX	`#ECDDEA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 221, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, 7.39, -4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 8.65, 328.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.298, 75.487, 88.43)`
Decimal	`15523306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDDEA, 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 #ECDDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #ECDDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecddea; }
.text { color: #ecddea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecddea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 221 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecddea, #ecdde3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #ECDDEA?: #ECDDEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDDEA?: The RGB value is 236, 221, 234: 236 red, 221 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDDEA?: The complementary color is #DDECDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.