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#ECF3FE Color

#ECF3FE is rgb(236, 243, 254) in RGB, hsl(217, 90%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECF3FE
HEX#ECF3FE
RGBrgb(236, 243, 254)
HSLhsl(217, 90%, 96%)
HSVhsv(217, 7%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.2% 0.017 259.4)
LABlab(95.55% -0.88 -6.16)
LCHlch(95.55% 6.22 261.85)

What #ECF3FE 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 #ECF3FE, 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 blue in the library.

#ECF3FE Channel Values

How #ECF3FE 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 243 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 90% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 7% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECF3FE 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECF3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECF3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECF3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ECF3FE

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 #ECF3FE.

How #ECF3FE 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#ECF3FE
Protanopia#F2F2FE
Protanomaly#F0F2FE
Deuteranopia#F1F1FE
Deuteranomaly#EFF2FE
Tritanopia#EAF4F4
Tritanomaly#EBF4F8
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECF3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecf3fe: #ECF3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECF3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecf3fe': '#ECF3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.953, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ecf3fe">#ECF3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECF3FE"

More Blue Colors

#ECF3FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECF3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECF3FE?

#ECF3FE is a lightest blue — rgb(236, 243, 254) in RGB and hsl(217, 90%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.02.

What is the RGB value of #ECF3FE?

#ECF3FE is rgb(236, 243, 254) — red 236, green 243, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECF3FE?

#ECF3FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECF3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECF3FE scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECF3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECF3FE 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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