What color is #F4CEFF?

#F4CEFF 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 #F4CEFF?

The RGB value is 244, 206, 255: 244 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4CEFF?

The complementary color is #D9FFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4CEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4CEFF color

#F4CEFF rgb(244, 206, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4CEFF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (244, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#F4CEFF color codes

HEX	`#F4CEFF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, 21.76, -18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 28.86, 318.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.427, 70.597, 104.136)`
Decimal	`16043775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4CEFF, 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 #F4CEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4CEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #F4CEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4ceff; }
.text { color: #f4ceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4ceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4ceff, #ffcef1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F4CEFF?: #F4CEFF 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 #F4CEFF?: The RGB value is 244, 206, 255: 244 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4CEFF?: The complementary color is #D9FFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4CEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.