What color is #F7BCF1?

#F7BCF1 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7BCF1?

The RGB value is 247, 188, 241: 247 red, 188 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7BCF1?

The complementary color is #BCF7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7BCF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7BCF1 color

#F7BCF1 rgb(247, 188, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7BCF1 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 73.7% green and 94.5% blue (247, 188, 241).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#F7BCF1 color codes

HEX	`#F7BCF1`
RGB	`rgb(247, 188, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 73.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, 29.68, -18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 34.73, 328.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.217, 62.094, 91.383)`
Decimal	`16235761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7BCF1, 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 #F7BCF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7BCF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #F7BCF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7bcf1; }
.text { color: #f7bcf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7bcf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 188 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7bcf1, #f7bcd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #F7BCF1?: #F7BCF1 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7BCF1?: The RGB value is 247, 188, 241: 247 red, 188 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7BCF1?: The complementary color is #BCF7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7BCF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.