What color is #F6E5FA?

#F6E5FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E5FA?

The RGB value is 246, 229, 250: 246 red, 229 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E5FA?

The complementary color is #E9FAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E5FA color

#F6E5FA rgb(246, 229, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6E5FA is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89.8% green and 98% blue (246, 229, 250).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#F6E5FA color codes

HEX	`#F6E5FA`
RGB	`rgb(246, 229, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89.8%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.81, 9.44, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.81, 12.42, 319.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.278, 82.534, 101.967)`
Decimal	`16180730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E5FA, 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 #F6E5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #F6E5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e5fa; }
.text { color: #f6e5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 229 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e5fa, #fae5f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6E5FA?: #F6E5FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E5FA?: The RGB value is 246, 229, 250: 246 red, 229 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E5FA?: The complementary color is #E9FAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.