What color is #ECE8FF?

#ECE8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE8FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #ECE8FF?

The complementary color is #FBFFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8FF color

#ECE8FF rgb(236, 232, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ECE8FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 100% blue (236, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% 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 17.55:1).

#ECE8FF color codes

HEX	`#ECE8FF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.91, 5.56, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.91, 11.98, 297.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.495, 82.766, 106.27)`
Decimal	`15526143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8FF, 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 #ECE8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #ECE8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8ff; }
.text { color: #ece8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8ff, #f8e8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECE8FF?: #ECE8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE8FF?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 255: 236 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8FF?: The complementary color is #FBFFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.