What color is #F8BAFC?

#F8BAFC is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8BAFC?

The RGB value is 248, 186, 252: 248 red, 186 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8BAFC?

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

Is black or white text better on #F8BAFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8BAFC color

#F8BAFC rgb(248, 186, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8BAFC is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 72.9% green and 98.8% blue (248, 186, 252).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#F8BAFC color codes

HEX	`#F8BAFC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 186, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 72.9%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, 33.05, -23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 40.78, 324.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.839, 62.105, 100.174)`
Decimal	`16300796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8BAFC, 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 #F8BAFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8BAFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #F8BAFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8bafc; }
.text { color: #f8bafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8bafc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 186 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8bafc, #fcbadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F8BAFC?: #F8BAFC is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8BAFC?: The RGB value is 248, 186, 252: 248 red, 186 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8BAFC?: The complementary color is #BEFCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8BAFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.