What color is #ECE5F1?

#ECE5F1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE5F1?

The RGB value is 236, 229, 241: 236 red, 229 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE5F1?

The complementary color is #EAF1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE5F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE5F1 color

#ECE5F1 rgb(236, 229, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE5F1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.8% green and 94.5% blue (236, 229, 241).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 30% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#ECE5F1 color codes

HEX	`#ECE5F1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 229, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 30%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, 4.5, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 6.71, 312.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.486, 80.223, 94.552)`
Decimal	`15525361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE5F1, 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 #ECE5F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE5F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #ECE5F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece5f1; }
.text { color: #ece5f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece5f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 229 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece5f1, #f1e5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE5F1?: #ECE5F1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE5F1?: The RGB value is 236, 229, 241: 236 red, 229 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE5F1?: The complementary color is #EAF1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE5F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.