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#ECD9EC Color

#ECD9EC is rgb(236, 217, 236) in RGB, hsl(300, 33%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD9EC
HEX#ECD9EC
RGBrgb(236, 217, 236)
HSLhsl(300, 33%, 89%)
HSVhsv(300, 8%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.033 325.8)
LABlab(88.68% 9.23 -6.85)
LCHlch(88.68% 11.49 323.42)

What #ECD9EC 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 #ECD9EC, 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 pink in the library.

#ECD9EC Channel Values

How #ECD9EC 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 217 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 33% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 8% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD9EC 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECD9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD9EC; 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 #ECD9EC

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 #ECD9EC.

How #ECD9EC 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#ECD9EC
Protanopia#DCDCEC
Protanomaly#E3DBEC
Deuteranopia#E0E0EB
Deuteranomaly#E5DDEC
Tritanopia#EADCDC
Tritanomaly#EBDBE2
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD9EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd9ec: #ECD9EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD9EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd9ec': '#ECD9EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.851, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd9ec">#ECD9EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD9EC"

More Pink Colors

#ECD9EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD9EC?

#ECD9EC is a lightest pink — rgb(236, 217, 236) in RGB and hsl(300, 33%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #ECD9EC?

#ECD9EC is rgb(236, 217, 236) — red 236, green 217, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD9EC?

#ECD9EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD9EC scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD9EC 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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