What color is #F6EAFB?

#F6EAFB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EAFB?

The RGB value is 246, 234, 251: 246 red, 234 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EAFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #F6EAFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EAFB color

#F6EAFB rgb(246, 234, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6EAFB is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91.8% green and 98.4% blue (246, 234, 251).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 68% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#F6EAFB color codes

HEX	`#F6EAFB`
RGB	`rgb(246, 234, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 68%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.06, 7.03, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.06, 9.75, 316.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.839, 85.404, 103.263)`
Decimal	`16182011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EAFB, 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 #F6EAFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EAFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #F6EAFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6eafb; }
.text { color: #f6eafb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6eafb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 234 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6eafb, #fbeaf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F6EAFB?: #F6EAFB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EAFB?: The RGB value is 246, 234, 251: 246 red, 234 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EAFB?: The complementary color is #EFFBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EAFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.