What color is #ECE2F9?

#ECE2F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE2F9?

The RGB value is 236, 226, 249: 236 red, 226 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE2F9?

The complementary color is #EFF9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE2F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE2F9 color

#ECE2F9 rgb(236, 226, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE2F9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 88.6% green and 97.6% blue (236, 226, 249).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#ECE2F9 color codes

HEX	`#ECE2F9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 226, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 88.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.26, 7.54, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.26, 12.46, 307.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.884, 79.065, 100.709)`
Decimal	`15524601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE2F9, 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 #ECE2F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE2F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #ECE2F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece2f9; }
.text { color: #ece2f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece2f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 226 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece2f9, #f8e2f9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE2F9?: #ECE2F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE2F9?: The RGB value is 236, 226, 249: 236 red, 226 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE2F9?: The complementary color is #EFF9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE2F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.