What color is #ECE2F2?

#ECE2F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE2F2?

The RGB value is 236, 226, 242: 236 red, 226 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE2F2?

The complementary color is #E8F2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE2F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE2F2 color

#ECE2F2 rgb(236, 226, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE2F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 88.6% green and 94.9% blue (236, 226, 242).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#ECE2F2 color codes

HEX	`#ECE2F2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 226, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 88.6%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, 6.24, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 9.05, 313.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.813, 78.637, 95.066)`
Decimal	`15524594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE2F2, 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 #ECE2F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE2F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #ECE2F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece2f2; }
.text { color: #ece2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece2f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 226 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece2f2, #f2e2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE2F2?: #ECE2F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE2F2?: The RGB value is 236, 226, 242: 236 red, 226 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE2F2?: The complementary color is #E8F2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE2F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.