What color is #ECDDEF?

#ECDDEF 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 #ECDDEF?

The RGB value is 236, 221, 239: 236 red, 221 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDDEF?

The complementary color is #E0EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDDEF color

#ECDDEF rgb(236, 221, 239)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.7% green and 93.7% blue (236, 221, 239).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#ECDDEF color codes

HEX	`#ECDDEF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 221, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, 8.29, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 10.8, 320.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.026, 75.778, 92.266)`
Decimal	`15523311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDDEF, 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 #ECDDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #ECDDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecddef; }
.text { color: #ecddef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecddef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 221 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecddef, #efdde9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECDDEF?: #ECDDEF 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 #ECDDEF?: The RGB value is 236, 221, 239: 236 red, 221 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDDEF?: The complementary color is #E0EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.