Close to Mauve
#ECACFB
#ECACFB is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 67.5% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ECACFB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.77:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.86:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ECACFB as they’d see it.
#ECACFB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ECACFB
What color is #ECACFB?
#ECACFB is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 67.5% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ECACFB in RGB?
#ECACFB is rgb(236, 172, 251): 236 red, 172 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ECACFB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 31, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ECACFB?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ECACFB?
Its complement #93D385 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.