What color is #F6F0FA?

#F6F0FA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F0FA?

The RGB value is 246, 240, 250: 246 red, 240 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F0FA?

The complementary color is #F4FAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F0FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F0FA color

#F6F0FA rgb(246, 240, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F0FA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.1% green and 98% blue (246, 240, 250).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 50% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% 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 18.76:1).

#F6F0FA color codes

HEX	`#F6F0FA`
RGB	`rgb(246, 240, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.1%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 50%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.5, 3.77, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.5, 5.57, 312.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.419, 88.815, 103.014)`
Decimal	`16183546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F0FA, 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 #F6F0FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F0FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #F6F0FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f0fa; }
.text { color: #f6f0fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f0fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 240 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f0fa, #faf0f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #F6F0FA?: #F6F0FA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F0FA?: The RGB value is 246, 240, 250: 246 red, 240 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F0FA?: The complementary color is #F4FAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F0FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.