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#ECB9F4 Color

#ECB9F4 is rgb(236, 185, 244) in RGB, hsl(292, 73%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 24%, 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 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB9F4
HEX#ECB9F4
RGBrgb(236, 185, 244)
HSLhsl(292, 73%, 84%)
HSVhsv(292, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.097 321.8)
LABlab(81.25% 26.31 -22.09)
LCHlch(81.25% 34.35 319.98)

What #ECB9F4 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 #ECB9F4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.03Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.26Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.61Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.67Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.05Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 11.53

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

#ECB9F4 Channel Values

How #ECB9F4 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 185 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 73% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB9F4 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECB9F4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECB9F4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB9F4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECB9F4
Complementary
#C0F4B8
Analogous
#CEB8F4
Analogous
#F4B8DE
Triadic
#F4ECB8
Triadic
#B8F4EC
Split comp.
#DEF4B8
Split comp.
#B8F4CE

Tints & Shades of #ECB9F4

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

#EEC1F5
#F1CAF7
#F3D3F8
#F6DCF9
#F8E5FB
#FAEDFC

Shades

#DF88EC
#D153E4
#C422DD
#951AA8
#6A1377
#3B0A42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB9F4.

How #ECB9F4 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#ECB9F4
Protanopia#C3C3F4
Protanomaly#D5BFF4
Deuteranopia#CCCCF3
Deuteranomaly#D9C5F3
Tritanopia#E5C2C2
Tritanomaly#E8BED8
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB9F4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb9f4: #ECB9F4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB9F4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb9f4': '#ECB9F4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.725, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb9f4">#ECB9F4</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB9F4"

More Pink Colors

#ECB9F4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ECB9F4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB9F4?

#ECB9F4 is a lightest pink — rgb(236, 185, 244) in RGB and hsl(292, 73%, 84%) 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 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #ECB9F4?

#ECB9F4 is rgb(236, 185, 244) — red 236, green 185, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB9F4?

#ECB9F4 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB9F4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB9F4 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB9F4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB9F4 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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