What color is #F0E6FF?

#F0E6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E6FF?

The RGB value is 240, 230, 255: 240 red, 230 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E6FF?

The complementary color is #F5FFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E6FF color

#F0E6FF rgb(240, 230, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0E6FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 90.2% green and 100% blue (240, 230, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#F0E6FF color codes

HEX	`#F0E6FF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 230, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 90.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.72, 7.89, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.72, 13.42, 306)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.279, 82.339, 106.147)`
Decimal	`15787775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E6FF, 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 #F0E6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #F0E6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e6ff; }
.text { color: #f0e6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 230 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e6ff, #fce6ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0E6FF?: #F0E6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E6FF?: The RGB value is 240, 230, 255: 240 red, 230 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E6FF?: The complementary color is #F5FFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.