Recognised as Colour
#ECD9EE
- #ECD9EE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#ECD9EE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 217, 238 and HSL 294°, 38%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#ECD9EE#ECD9EE
HEX#ECD9EE
RGBrgb(236, 217, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.851, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.5%, 85.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(294.3, 38.2%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 8.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,522,286
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD9EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.73:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#132611
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBEED9
Analogous#E2D9EE, #EED9E5
Triadic#EEECD9, #D9EEEC
Split complementary#E5EED9, #D9EEE2
Tetradic#EEE2D9, #DBEED9, #D9E5EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G217
B238
Red236 (92.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue294.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.18%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G D9 · B EE
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