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#ECD3F8 Color

#ECD3F8 is rgb(236, 211, 248) in RGB, hsl(281, 73%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD3F8
HEX#ECD3F8
RGBrgb(236, 211, 248)
HSLhsl(281, 73%, 90%)
HSVhsv(281, 15%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.056 314.9)
LABlab(87.51% 13.85 -14.86)
LCHlch(87.51% 20.32 312.99)

What #ECD3F8 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 #ECD3F8, 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.

#ECD3F8 Channel Values

How #ECD3F8 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 211 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 73% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 15% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD3F8 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECD3F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD3F8; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECD3F8

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 #ECD3F8.

How #ECD3F8 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#ECD3F8
Protanopia#D8D8F8
Protanomaly#E0D6F8
Deuteranopia#DCDCF7
Deuteranomaly#E2D8F8
Tritanopia#E7D8D8
Tritanomaly#E9D6E6
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD3F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd3f8: #ECD3F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD3F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd3f8': '#ECD3F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.827, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd3f8">#ECD3F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD3F8"

More Purple Colors

#ECD3F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD3F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD3F8?

#ECD3F8 is a lightest purple — rgb(236, 211, 248) in RGB and hsl(281, 73%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #ECD3F8?

#ECD3F8 is rgb(236, 211, 248) — red 236, green 211, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD3F8?

#ECD3F8 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD3F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD3F8 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD3F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD3F8 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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