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#ECB5FD Color

#ECB5FD is rgb(236, 181, 253) in RGB, hsl(286, 95%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB5FD
HEX#ECB5FD
RGBrgb(236, 181, 253)
HSLhsl(286, 95%, 85%)
HSVhsv(286, 28%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.114 318.1)
LABlab(80.60% 29.62 -27.88)
LCHlch(80.60% 40.67 316.73)

What #ECB5FD 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 #ECB5FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.29Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.53Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.16Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.34Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.06Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.56

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

#ECB5FD Channel Values

How #ECB5FD 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 181 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 95% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 28% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB5FD 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECB5FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECB5FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB5FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECB5FD
Complementary
#C5FDB4
Analogous
#C8B4FD
Analogous
#FDB4EA
Triadic
#FDECB4
Triadic
#B4FDEC
Split comp.
#EAFDB4
Split comp.
#B4FDC8

Tints & Shades of #ECB5FD

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

#EFBEFD
#F1C8FE
#F4D2FE
#F5D7FE
#F7E1FE
#FAEBFE

Shades

#DD79FC
#CF42FA
#C006F9
#9605C2
#680386
#3D0250

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB5FD.

How #ECB5FD 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#ECB5FD
Protanopia#C0C0FD
Protanomaly#D3BCFD
Deuteranopia#C9C9FC
Deuteranomaly#D8C2FC
Tritanopia#E4C0C0
Tritanomaly#E7BCDB
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB5FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb5fd: #ECB5FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB5FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb5fd': '#ECB5FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.710, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb5fd">#ECB5FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB5FD"

More Purple Colors

#ECB5FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECB5FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB5FD?

#ECB5FD is a lightest purple — rgb(236, 181, 253) in RGB and hsl(286, 95%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #ECB5FD?

#ECB5FD is rgb(236, 181, 253) — red 236, green 181, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB5FD?

#ECB5FD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB5FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB5FD scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB5FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB5FD 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 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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