Colour
#ECE6FC
- #ECE6FC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#ECE6FC is a violet with RGB values 236, 230, 252 and HSL 256°, 79%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#ECE6FC#ECE6FC
HEX#ECE6FC
RGBrgb(236, 230, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.902, 0.9882
RGB percentages92.5%, 90.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(256.4, 78.6%, 94.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 8.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK6.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,525,628
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE6FC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.29:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#131903
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F6FCE6
Analogous#E6EBFC, #F7E6FC
Triadic#FCECE6, #E6FCEC
Split complementary#FCF7E6, #EBFCE6
Tetradic#FCE6EB, #F6FCE6, #E6FCF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G230
B252
Red236 (92.5%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness94.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G E6 · B FC
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