What color is #F5B5FA?

#F5B5FA 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 #F5B5FA?

The RGB value is 245, 181, 250: 245 red, 181 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5B5FA?

The complementary color is #BAFAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5B5FA color

#F5B5FA rgb(245, 181, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5B5FA is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 71% green and 98% blue (245, 181, 250).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#F5B5FA color codes

HEX	`#F5B5FA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 181, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 71%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.49, 34.37, -25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.49, 42.56, 323.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.433, 59.364, 98.12)`
Decimal	`16102906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5B5FA, 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 #F5B5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #F5B5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b5fa; }
.text { color: #f5b5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 181 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b5fa, #fab5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F5B5FA?: #F5B5FA 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 #F5B5FA?: The RGB value is 245, 181, 250: 245 red, 181 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5B5FA?: The complementary color is #BAFAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.