What color is #F6C3FF?

#F6C3FF 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 #F6C3FF?

The RGB value is 246, 195, 255: 246 red, 195 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6C3FF?

The complementary color is #CCFFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6C3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6C3FF color

#F6C3FF rgb(246, 195, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6C3FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 76.5% green and 100% blue (246, 195, 255).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#F6C3FF color codes

HEX	`#F6C3FF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 195, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 76.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.92, 28.22, -22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.92, 36.11, 321.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.569, 65.845, 103.317)`
Decimal	`16172031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6C3FF, 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 #F6C3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6C3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #F6C3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6c3ff; }
.text { color: #f6c3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 195 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6c3ff, #ffc3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F6C3FF?: #F6C3FF 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 #F6C3FF?: The RGB value is 246, 195, 255: 246 red, 195 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6C3FF?: The complementary color is #CCFFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6C3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.