What color is #ECE4F2?

#ECE4F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE4F2?

The RGB value is 236, 228, 242: 236 red, 228 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE4F2?

The complementary color is #EAF2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE4F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE4F2 color

#ECE4F2 rgb(236, 228, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE4F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.4% green and 94.9% blue (236, 228, 242).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 35% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#ECE4F2 color codes

HEX	`#ECE4F2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 228, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.4%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 35%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.56, 5.2, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.56, 7.81, 311.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.36, 79.731, 95.249)`
Decimal	`15525106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE4F2, 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 #ECE4F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE4F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #ECE4F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece4f2; }
.text { color: #ece4f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece4f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 228 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece4f2, #f2e4f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE4F2?: #ECE4F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE4F2?: The RGB value is 236, 228, 242: 236 red, 228 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE4F2?: The complementary color is #EAF2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE4F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.