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#ECB2F5 Color

#ECB2F5 is rgb(236, 178, 245) in RGB, hsl(292, 77%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 4%) 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 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB2F5
HEX#ECB2F5
RGBrgb(236, 178, 245)
HSLhsl(292, 77%, 83%)
HSVhsv(292, 27%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.11 321.9)
LABlab(79.68% 29.98 -24.99)
LCHlch(79.68% 39.03 320.18)

What #ECB2F5 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 #ECB2F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.14Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.79Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.69Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.84Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.56Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 11.19

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

#ECB2F5 Channel Values

How #ECB2F5 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 178 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 77% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 27% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB2F5 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECB2F5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECB2F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB2F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECB2F5
Complementary
#BBF5B2
Analogous
#CBB2F5
Analogous
#F5B2DD
Triadic
#F5ECB2
Triadic
#B2F5EC
Split comp.
#DDF5B2
Split comp.
#B2F5CB

Tints & Shades of #ECB2F5

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

#EEBBF6
#F1C4F7
#F3CDF9
#F6DBFA
#F8E4FB
#FBEDFD

Shades

#E081EF
#D34AE8
#C41DDD
#9816AC
#6C107A
#3C0944

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB2F5.

How #ECB2F5 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#ECB2F5
Protanopia#BEBEF5
Protanomaly#D2B9F5
Deuteranopia#C8C8F4
Deuteranomaly#D7BFF4
Tritanopia#E4BCBC
Tritanomaly#E8B8D5
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB2F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb2f5: #ECB2F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB2F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb2f5': '#ECB2F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.698, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb2f5">#ECB2F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB2F5"

More Pink Colors

#ECB2F5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ECB2F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB2F5?

#ECB2F5 is a lightest pink — rgb(236, 178, 245) in RGB and hsl(292, 77%, 83%) 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 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #ECB2F5?

#ECB2F5 is rgb(236, 178, 245) — red 236, green 178, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB2F5?

#ECB2F5 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB2F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB2F5 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB2F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB2F5 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 7.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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