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#ECAEF8 closest to Candy Dreams

#ECAEF8 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 68.2% green and 97.3% blue (rgb(236, 174, 248)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 84% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. #ECAEF8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.98:1.

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Variations of #ECAEF8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ECAEF8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ECAEF8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECAEF8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4C6F6
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BFFB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBCF9
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4C6F6
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7BEF6
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEB6C9
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EEB1E4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFBED2

#ECAEF8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#ECAEF8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.98:1 Very good#ECAEF8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECAEF8 in CSS

/* Candy Dreams */
.color { color: #ECAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #ECAEF8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECAEF8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 174 248);
color: hsl(290 84% 83%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.121 320.9);

#ECAEF8 FAQ

What color is #ECAEF8?

#ECAEF8 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ECAEF8?

#ECAEF8 is rgb(236, 174, 248) in RGB, hsl(290, 84%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECAEF8?

The complementary color of #ECAEF8 is #BAF8AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECAEF8?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECAEF8: 11.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECAEF8 a warm or cool color?

#ECAEF8 is a cool color.