What color is #ECE7FB?

#ECE7FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE7FB?

The RGB value is 236, 231, 251: 236 red, 231 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE7FB?

The complementary color is #F6FBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE7FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE7FB color

#ECE7FB rgb(236, 231, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE7FB is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.6% green and 98.4% blue (236, 231, 251).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 71% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#ECE7FB color codes

HEX	`#ECE7FB`
RGB	`rgb(236, 231, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 71%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.55, 5.32, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.55, 10.5, 300.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.577, 81.95, 102.821)`
Decimal	`15525883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE7FB, 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 #ECE7FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE7FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #ECE7FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece7fb; }
.text { color: #ece7fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece7fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 231 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece7fb, #f6e7fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECE7FB?: #ECE7FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE7FB?: The RGB value is 236, 231, 251: 236 red, 231 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE7FB?: The complementary color is #F6FBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE7FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.