What color is #ECE4F5?

#ECE4F5 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 #ECE4F5?

The RGB value is 236, 228, 245: 236 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE4F5?

The complementary color is #EDF5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE4F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE4F5 color

#ECE4F5 rgb(236, 228, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE4F5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.4% green and 96.1% blue (236, 228, 245).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#ECE4F5 color codes

HEX	`#ECE4F5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 228, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, 5.75, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 9.27, 308.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.814, 79.912, 97.641)`
Decimal	`15525109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE4F5, 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 #ECE4F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE4F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #ECE4F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece4f5; }
.text { color: #ece4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece4f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 228 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece4f5, #f5e4f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE4F5?: #ECE4F5 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 #ECE4F5?: The RGB value is 236, 228, 245: 236 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE4F5?: The complementary color is #EDF5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE4F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.