Recognised as Colour
#ECD5F2
- #ECD5F2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECD5F2 is a violet with RGB values 236, 213, 242 and HSL 288°, 53%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ECD5F2#ECD5F2
HEX#ECD5F2
RGBrgb(236, 213, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8353, 0.949
RGB percentages92.5%, 83.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(287.6, 52.7%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 12%, 94.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 12%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,521,266
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD5F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#132A0D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBF2D5
Analogous#DED5F2, #F2D5E9
Triadic#F2ECD5, #D5F2EC
Split complementary#E9F2D5, #D5F2DE
Tetradic#F2DED5, #DBF2D5, #D5E9F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G213
B242
Red236 (92.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue287.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.73%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G D5 · B F2
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