What color is #F7ECFF?

#F7ECFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7ECFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F7ECFF?

The complementary color is #F4FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7ECFF color

#F7ECFF rgb(247, 236, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7ECFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (247, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#F7ECFF color codes

HEX	`#F7ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.73, 7.06, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.73, 10.53, 312.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.4, 86.985, 106.826)`
Decimal	`16248063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7ECFF, 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 #F7ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #F7ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ecff; }
.text { color: #f7ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ecff, #ffecfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F7ECFF?: #F7ECFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7ECFF?: The RGB value is 247, 236, 255: 247 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7ECFF?: The complementary color is #F4FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.