What color is #F5C3FA?

#F5C3FA 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 #F5C3FA?

The RGB value is 245, 195, 250: 245 red, 195 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5C3FA?

The complementary color is #C8FAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5C3FA color

#F5C3FA rgb(245, 195, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5C3FA is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 76.5% green and 98% blue (245, 195, 250).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#F5C3FA color codes

HEX	`#F5C3FA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 195, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 76.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, 26.97, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 33.74, 323.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.424, 65.346, 99.117)`
Decimal	`16106490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5C3FA, 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 #F5C3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #F5C3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c3fa; }
.text { color: #f5c3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 195 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c3fa, #fac3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F5C3FA?: #F5C3FA 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 #F5C3FA?: The RGB value is 245, 195, 250: 245 red, 195 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5C3FA?: The complementary color is #C8FAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.