What color is #ECE8F4?

#ECE8F4 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 #ECE8F4?

The RGB value is 236, 232, 244: 236 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE8F4?

The complementary color is #F0F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8F4 color

#ECE8F4 rgb(236, 232, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE8F4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 95.7% blue (236, 232, 244).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#ECE8F4 color codes

HEX	`#ECE8F4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, 3.5, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 6.37, 303.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.775, 82.078, 97.21)`
Decimal	`15526132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8F4, 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 #ECE8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #ECE8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8f4; }
.text { color: #ece8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8f4, #f2e8f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE8F4?: #ECE8F4 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 #ECE8F4?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 244: 236 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8F4?: The complementary color is #F0F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.