What color is #F1B9FF?

#F1B9FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1B9FF?

The RGB value is 241, 185, 255: 241 red, 185 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1B9FF?

The complementary color is #C7FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1B9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1B9FF color

#F1B9FF rgb(241, 185, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F1B9FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 72.5% green and 100% blue (241, 185, 255).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#F1B9FF color codes

HEX	`#F1B9FF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 185, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 72.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, 31.94, -26.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 41.66, 320.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.672, 60.62, 102.514)`
Decimal	`15841791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1B9FF, 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 #F1B9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1B9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #F1B9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1b9ff; }
.text { color: #f1b9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1b9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 185 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1b9ff, #ffb9ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F1B9FF?: #F1B9FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1B9FF?: The RGB value is 241, 185, 255: 241 red, 185 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1B9FF?: The complementary color is #C7FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1B9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.