What color is #EECEF9?

#EECEF9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EECEF9?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 249: 238 red, 206 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EECEF9?

The complementary color is #D9F9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECEF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EECEF9 color

#EECEF9 rgb(238, 206, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EECEF9 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 97.6% blue (238, 206, 249).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#EECEF9 color codes

HEX	`#EECEF9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, 18.69, -16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 25.2, 317.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.428, 69.16, 99.033)`
Decimal	`15650553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EECEF9, 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 #EECEF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECEF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #EECEF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecef9; }
.text { color: #eecef9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecef9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecef9, #f9ceee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EECEF9?: #EECEF9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EECEF9?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 249: 238 red, 206 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EECEF9?: The complementary color is #D9F9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECEF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.