#ECE1FA Color

#ECE1FA is rgb(236, 225, 250) in RGB, hsl(266, 71%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE1FA

HEX#ECE1FA

RGBrgb(236, 225, 250)

HSLhsl(266, 71%, 93%)

HSVhsv(266, 10%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.035 305.5)

LABlab(90.98% 7.24 -10.78)

LCHlch(90.98% 12.99 303.89)

What #ECE1FA 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 #ECE1FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 4.65 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 8.63 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.73 Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.75 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.13 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 11.32

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

#ECE1FA Channel Values

How #ECE1FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 225 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 266° · S 71% · L 93%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 266° · S 10% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE1FA 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECE1FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE1FA; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ECE1FA

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 #ECE1FA.

How #ECE1FA 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#ECE1FA

Protanopia#E3E3FA

Protanomaly#E7E2FA

Deuteranopia#E5E5FA

Deuteranomaly#E8E3FA

Tritanopia#E9E4E4

Tritanomaly#EAE3ED

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #ECE1FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece1fa: #ECE1FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE1FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece1fa': '#ECE1FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.882, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_ece1fa">#ECE1FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#ECE1FA"

More Purple Colors

#ECE1FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#ECE1FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE1FA?

#ECE1FA is a lightest purple — rgb(236, 225, 250) in RGB and hsl(266, 71%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #ECE1FA?

#ECE1FA is rgb(236, 225, 250) — red 236, green 225, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE1FA?

#ECE1FA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE1FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE1FA scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE1FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE1FA 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 4.65, which is very hard to tell apart.

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