What color is #F6A4FF?

#F6A4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6A4FF?

The RGB value is 246, 164, 255: 246 red, 164 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6A4FF?

The complementary color is #ADFFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6A4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6A4FF color

#F6A4FF rgb(246, 164, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6A4FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 64.3% green and 100% blue (246, 164, 255).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Jigglypuff (#FFAAFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#F6A4FF color codes

HEX	`#F6A4FF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 164, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 64.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.09, 44.52, -32.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.09, 55.41, 323.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.33, 53.366, 101.237)`
Decimal	`16164095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6A4FF, 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 #F6A4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6A4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #F6A4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6a4ff; }
.text { color: #f6a4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6a4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 164 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6a4ff, #ffa4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F6A4FF?: #F6A4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6A4FF?: The RGB value is 246, 164, 255: 246 red, 164 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6A4FF?: The complementary color is #ADFFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6A4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.