What color is #ECEFFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECEFFF?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 255: 236 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECEFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFFF color

#ECEFFF rgb(236, 239, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ECEFFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (236, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#ECEFFF color codes

HEX	`#ECEFFF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.65, 1.95, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.65, 8.27, 283.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.505, 86.785, 106.94)`
Decimal	`15527935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFFF, 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 #ECEFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #ECEFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecefff; }
.text { color: #ecefff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecefff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecefff, #f3ecff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECEFFF?: #ECEFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFFF?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 255: 236 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFFF?: The complementary color is #FFFCEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.