What color is #F4C2FF?

#F4C2FF 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 #F4C2FF?

The RGB value is 244, 194, 255: 244 red, 194 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4C2FF?

The complementary color is #CDFFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4C2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4C2FF color

#F4C2FF rgb(244, 194, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4C2FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 76.1% green and 100% blue (244, 194, 255).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% 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 14.01:1).

#F4C2FF color codes

HEX	`#F4C2FF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 194, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 76.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, 28.11, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 36.44, 320.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.648, 65.038, 103.21)`
Decimal	`16040703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4C2FF, 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 #F4C2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4C2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #F4C2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4c2ff; }
.text { color: #f4c2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4c2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 194 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4c2ff, #ffc2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F4C2FF?: #F4C2FF 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 #F4C2FF?: The RGB value is 244, 194, 255: 244 red, 194 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4C2FF?: The complementary color is #CDFFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4C2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.