What color is #F6EFFE?

#F6EFFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EFFE?

The RGB value is 246, 239, 254: 246 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EFFE?

The complementary color is #F7FEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EFFE color

#F6EFFE rgb(246, 239, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F6EFFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 93.7% green and 99.6% blue (246, 239, 254).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 88% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#F6EFFE color codes

HEX	`#F6EFFE`
RGB	`rgb(246, 239, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 93.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 88%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.36, 5.01, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.36, 8.1, 308.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.759, 88.482, 106.255)`
Decimal	`16183294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EFFE, 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 #F6EFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	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 #F6EFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6effe; }
.text { color: #f6effe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6effe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 239 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6effe, #feeffe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F6EFFE?: #F6EFFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EFFE?: The RGB value is 246, 239, 254: 246 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EFFE?: The complementary color is #F7FEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.