What color is #ECE9F5?

#ECE9F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE9F5?

The RGB value is 236, 233, 245: 236 red, 233 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE9F5?

The complementary color is #F2F5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE9F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE9F5 color

#ECE9F5 rgb(236, 233, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ECE9F5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.4% green and 96.1% blue (236, 233, 245).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#ECE9F5 color codes

HEX	`#ECE9F5`
RGB	`rgb(236, 233, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, 3.17, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 6.29, 300.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.209, 82.703, 98.106)`
Decimal	`15526389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE9F5, 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 #ECE9F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE9F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #ECE9F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece9f5; }
.text { color: #ece9f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece9f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 233 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece9f5, #f2e9f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #ECE9F5?: #ECE9F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE9F5?: The RGB value is 236, 233, 245: 236 red, 233 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE9F5?: The complementary color is #F2F5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE9F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.