What color is #F1BFFF?

#F1BFFF 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 #F1BFFF?

The RGB value is 241, 191, 255: 241 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1BFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #F1BFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1BFFF color

#F1BFFF rgb(241, 191, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F1BFFF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 74.9% green and 100% blue (241, 191, 255).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#F1BFFF color codes

HEX	`#F1BFFF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 191, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 74.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, 28.75, -24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 37.89, 319.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.954, 63.184, 102.941)`
Decimal	`15843327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1BFFF, 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 #F1BFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1BFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #F1BFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1bfff; }
.text { color: #f1bfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1bfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 191 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1bfff, #ffbfed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F1BFFF?: #F1BFFF 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 #F1BFFF?: The RGB value is 241, 191, 255: 241 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1BFFF?: The complementary color is #CDFFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1BFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.