What color is #F6E1F8?

#F6E1F8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E1F8?

The RGB value is 246, 225, 248: 246 red, 225 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E1F8?

The complementary color is #E3F8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E1F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E1F8 color

#F6E1F8 rgb(246, 225, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6E1F8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 88.2% green and 97.3% blue (246, 225, 248).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 62% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#F6E1F8 color codes

HEX	`#F6E1F8`
RGB	`rgb(246, 225, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 88.2%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 62%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, 11.15, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 14.05, 322.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.872, 80.221, 99.96)`
Decimal	`16179704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E1F8, 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 #F6E1F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E1F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #F6E1F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e1f8; }
.text { color: #f6e1f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e1f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 225 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e1f8, #f8e1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6E1F8?: #F6E1F8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E1F8?: The RGB value is 246, 225, 248: 246 red, 225 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E1F8?: The complementary color is #E3F8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E1F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.