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#ECE1FE Color

#ECE1FE is rgb(236, 225, 254) in RGB, hsl(263, 94%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE1FE
HEX#ECE1FE
RGBrgb(236, 225, 254)
HSLhsl(263, 94%, 94%)
HSVhsv(263, 11%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.041 302.8)
LABlab(91.07% 7.81 -12.72)
LCHlch(91.07% 14.93 301.56)

What #ECE1FE 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 #ECE1FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.9Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 9.36Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.67Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 10.07Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.77Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.86

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

#ECE1FE Channel Values

How #ECE1FE 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 225 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 94% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 11% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE1FE 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECE1FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECE1FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE1FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECE1FE
Complementary
#F3FEE1
Analogous
#E1E5FE
Analogous
#FBE1FE
Triadic
#FEECE1
Triadic
#E1FEEC
Split comp.
#FEFBE1
Split comp.
#E5FEE1

Tints & Shades of #ECE1FE

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

#EFE6FE
#EFE6FE
#F3EBFE
#F3EBFE
#F6F0FF
#F6F0FF

Shades

#C4A1FC
#9C61FA
#7320F8
#5607D5
#3C0594
#220354

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECE1FE.

How #ECE1FE 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#ECE1FE
Protanopia#E3E3FE
Protanomaly#E7E2FE
Deuteranopia#E5E5FE
Deuteranomaly#E8E3FE
Tritanopia#E8E5E5
Tritanomaly#EAE3EF
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECE1FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece1fe: #ECE1FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE1FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece1fe': '#ECE1FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.882, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ece1fe">#ECE1FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECE1FE"

More Purple Colors

#ECE1FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECE1FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE1FE?

#ECE1FE is a lightest purple — rgb(236, 225, 254) in RGB and hsl(263, 94%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #ECE1FE?

#ECE1FE is rgb(236, 225, 254) — red 236, green 225, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE1FE?

#ECE1FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE1FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE1FE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE1FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE1FE 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 5.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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