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#ECB0FD Color

#ECB0FD is rgb(236, 176, 253) in RGB, hsl(287, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB0FD
HEX#ECB0FD
RGBrgb(236, 176, 253)
HSLhsl(287, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(287, 30%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.122 318.7)
LABlab(79.47% 32.13 -29.59)
LCHlch(79.47% 43.68 317.36)

What #ECB0FD 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 #ECB0FD, 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 purple in the library.

#ECB0FD Channel Values

How #ECB0FD 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 176 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 30% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB0FD 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECB0FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB0FD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECB0FD

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 #ECB0FD.

How #ECB0FD 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#ECB0FD
Protanopia#BCBCFD
Protanomaly#D1B7FD
Deuteranopia#C7C7FC
Deuteranomaly#D7BEFC
Tritanopia#E3BCBC
Tritanomaly#E7B7D9
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB0FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb0fd: #ECB0FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB0FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb0fd': '#ECB0FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.690, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb0fd">#ECB0FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB0FD"

More Purple Colors

#ECB0FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECB0FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB0FD?

#ECB0FD is a lightest purple — rgb(236, 176, 253) in RGB and hsl(287, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #ECB0FD?

#ECB0FD is rgb(236, 176, 253) — red 236, green 176, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB0FD?

#ECB0FD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB0FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB0FD scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB0FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB0FD 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 10.03, which is visibly different.

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