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#ECA7EB Color

#ECA7EB is rgb(236, 167, 235) in RGB, hsl(301, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA7EB
HEX#ECA7EB
RGBrgb(236, 167, 235)
HSLhsl(301, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(301, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.119 327.1)
LABlab(76.92% 34.13 -23.79)
LCHlch(76.92% 41.60 325.13)

What #ECA7EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECA7EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.38Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 5.84Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.33Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 8.74Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.55Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#ECA7EB Channel Values

How #ECA7EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 167 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA7EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECA7EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECA7EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA7EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECA7EB
Complementary
#A7ECA8
Analogous
#CBA7EC
Analogous
#ECA7C8
Triadic
#EBECA7
Triadic
#A7EBEC
Split comp.
#C8ECA7
Split comp.
#A7ECCB

Tints & Shades of #ECA7EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EEB4ED
#F0BCEF
#F3C9F2
#F6D5F5
#F9E2F8
#FAEAFA

Shades

#E279E0
#D84FD6
#C52BC2
#972195
#691767
#3F0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA7EB.

How #ECA7EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECA7EB
Protanopia#B5B5EB
Protanomaly#CDB0EB
Deuteranopia#C1C1E9
Deuteranomaly#D4B7EA
Tritanopia#E5B2B2
Tritanomaly#E8ADCB
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA7EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eca7eb: #ECA7EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA7EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca7eb': '#ECA7EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.655, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_eca7eb">#ECA7EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA7EB"

More Pink Colors

#ECA7EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ECA7EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA7EB?

#ECA7EB is a light pink — rgb(236, 167, 235) in RGB and hsl(301, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #ECA7EB?

#ECA7EB is rgb(236, 167, 235) — red 236, green 167, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA7EB?

#ECA7EB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECA7EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA7EB scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA7EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA7EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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