What color is #F6F3FA?

#F6F3FA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F3FA?

The RGB value is 246, 243, 250: 246 red, 243 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F3FA?

The complementary color is #F7FAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F3FA color

#F6F3FA rgb(246, 243, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F3FA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 95.3% green and 98% blue (246, 243, 250).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 41% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#F6F3FA color codes

HEX	`#F6F3FA`
RGB	`rgb(246, 243, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 95.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 41%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 3%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.24, 2.24, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.24, 3.75, 306.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.309, 90.596, 103.311)`
Decimal	`16184314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F3FA, 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 #F6F3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #F6F3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f3fa; }
.text { color: #f6f3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 243 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f3fa, #faf3fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6F3FA?: #F6F3FA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F3FA?: The RGB value is 246, 243, 250: 246 red, 243 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F3FA?: The complementary color is #F7FAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.