What color is #ECE9F7?

#ECE9F7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE9F7?

The RGB value is 236, 233, 247: 236 red, 233 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE9F7?

The complementary color is #F4F7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE9F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE9F7 color

#ECE9F7 rgb(236, 233, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ECE9F7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91.4% green and 96.9% blue (236, 233, 247).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 47% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#ECE9F7 color codes

HEX	`#ECE9F7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 233, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 47%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.94, 3.54, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.94, 7.31, 298.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.516, 82.826, 99.723)`
Decimal	`15526391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE9F7, 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 #ECE9F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE9F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #ECE9F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece9f7; }
.text { color: #ece9f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece9f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 233 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece9f7, #f3e9f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECE9F7?: #ECE9F7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE9F7?: The RGB value is 236, 233, 247: 236 red, 233 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE9F7?: The complementary color is #F4F7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE9F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.