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#ECACE1 Color

#ECACE1 is rgb(236, 172, 225) in RGB, hsl(310, 63%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECACE1
HEX#ECACE1
RGBrgb(236, 172, 225)
HSLhsl(310, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(310, 27%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.101 332.6)
LABlab(77.76% 30.28 -17.13)
LCHlch(77.76% 34.79 330.49)

What #ECACE1 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 #ECACE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#ECACE1 Channel Values

How #ECACE1 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 172 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 63% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 27% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 5% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECACE1 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECACE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECACE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECACE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECACE1

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECACE1.

How #ECACE1 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#ECACE1
Protanopia#B9B9E1
Protanomaly#CFB4E1
Deuteranopia#C4C4DF
Deuteranomaly#D5BBE0
Tritanopia#E7B4B4
Tritanomaly#E9B1C8
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECACE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecace1: #ECACE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECACE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecace1': '#ECACE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.675, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_ecace1">#ECACE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECACE1"

More Pink Colors

#ECACE1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECACE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECACE1?

#ECACE1 is a lightest pink — rgb(236, 172, 225) in RGB and hsl(310, 63%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #ECACE1?

#ECACE1 is rgb(236, 172, 225) — red 236, green 172, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECACE1?

#ECACE1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECACE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECACE1 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECACE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECACE1 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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