What color is #F7E4FF?

#F7E4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E4FF?

The RGB value is 247, 228, 255: 247 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E4FF?

The complementary color is #ECFFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E4FF color

#F7E4FF rgb(247, 228, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7E4FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 89.4% green and 100% blue (247, 228, 255).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#F7E4FF color codes

HEX	`#F7E4FF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 228, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 89.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, 11.2, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 15.49, 316.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.148, 82.482, 106.076)`
Decimal	`16246015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E4FF, 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 #F7E4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #F7E4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e4ff; }
.text { color: #f7e4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 228 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e4ff, #ffe4fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F7E4FF?: #F7E4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E4FF?: The RGB value is 247, 228, 255: 247 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E4FF?: The complementary color is #ECFFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.