What color is #F0BDF6?

#F0BDF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0BDF6?

The RGB value is 240, 189, 246: 240 red, 189 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0BDF6?

The complementary color is #C3F6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0BDF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0BDF6 color

#F0BDF6 rgb(240, 189, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0BDF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 74.1% green and 96.5% blue (240, 189, 246).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#F0BDF6 color codes

HEX	`#F0BDF6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 189, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 74.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.69, 27.8, -21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.69, 34.95, 322.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.765, 61.576, 95.328)`
Decimal	`15777270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0BDF6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0BDF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0BDF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0BDF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0bdf6; }
.text { color: #f0bdf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0bdf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 189 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0bdf6, #f6bde0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F0BDF6?: #F0BDF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0BDF6?: The RGB value is 240, 189, 246: 240 red, 189 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0BDF6?: The complementary color is #C3F6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0BDF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.