What color is #F7E6FA?

#F7E6FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E6FA?

The RGB value is 247, 230, 250: 247 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E6FA?

The complementary color is #E9FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E6FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E6FA color

#F7E6FA rgb(247, 230, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7E6FA is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 90.2% green and 98% blue (247, 230, 250).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#F7E6FA color codes

HEX	`#F7E6FA`
RGB	`rgb(247, 230, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 90.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.13, 9.25, -7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.13, 11.96, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.907, 83.271, 102.076)`
Decimal	`16246522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E6FA, 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 #F7E6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E6FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #F7E6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e6fa; }
.text { color: #f7e6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 230 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e6fa, #fae6f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F7E6FA?: #F7E6FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E6FA?: The RGB value is 247, 230, 250: 247 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E6FA?: The complementary color is #E9FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E6FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.