What color is #F0C6FF?

#F0C6FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0C6FF?

The RGB value is 240, 198, 255: 240 red, 198 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0C6FF?

The complementary color is #D5FFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0C6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0C6FF color

#F0C6FF rgb(240, 198, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0C6FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 77.6% green and 100% blue (240, 198, 255).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#F0C6FF color codes

HEX	`#F0C6FF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 198, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 77.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.07, 24.72, -22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.07, 33.33, 317.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.177, 66.135, 103.446)`
Decimal	`15779583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0C6FF, 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 #F0C6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0C6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #F0C6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0c6ff; }
.text { color: #f0c6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0c6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 198 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0c6ff, #ffc6f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F0C6FF?: #F0C6FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0C6FF?: The RGB value is 240, 198, 255: 240 red, 198 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0C6FF?: The complementary color is #D5FFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0C6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.