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#ECBAFF closest to Strawberry Buttercream

#ECBAFF is a very light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 72.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(236, 186, 255)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #ECBAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.03:1.

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Variations of #ECBAFF

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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#ECBAFF 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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#ECBAFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCCDFD
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C9FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C5FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCCDFD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCC7FE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ECC2D2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EDBDEC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4C7DA

#ECBAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#ECBAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.03:1 Super#ECBAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECBAFF in CSS

/* Strawberry Buttercream */
.color { color: #ECBAFF; }
.background { background-color: #ECBAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECBAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 186 255);
color: hsl(283 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.856 0.107 316.5);

#ECBAFF FAQ

What color is #ECBAFF?

#ECBAFF is a very light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ECBAFF?

#ECBAFF is rgb(236, 186, 255) in RGB, hsl(283, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECBAFF?

The complementary color of #ECBAFF is #CDFFBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECBAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECBAFF: 13.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECBAFF a warm or cool color?

#ECBAFF is a cool color.