What color is #F6BDFB?

#F6BDFB 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 #F6BDFB?

The RGB value is 246, 189, 251: 246 red, 189 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6BDFB?

The complementary color is #C2FBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6BDFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6BDFB color

#F6BDFB rgb(246, 189, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6BDFB is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 74.1% green and 98.4% blue (246, 189, 251).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 89% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#F6BDFB color codes

HEX	`#F6BDFB`
RGB	`rgb(246, 189, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 74.1%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 89%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 25%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, 30.65, -22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 38.13, 323.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.614, 62.955, 99.522)`
Decimal	`16170491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6BDFB, 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 #F6BDFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6BDFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #F6BDFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6bdfb; }
.text { color: #f6bdfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6bdfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 189 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6bdfb, #fbbde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F6BDFB?: #F6BDFB 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 #F6BDFB?: The RGB value is 246, 189, 251: 246 red, 189 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6BDFB?: The complementary color is #C2FBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6BDFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.