What color is #F8DFF6?

#F8DFF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8DFF6?

The RGB value is 248, 223, 246: 248 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8DFF6?

The complementary color is #DFF8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8DFF6 color

#F8DFF6 rgb(248, 223, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8DFF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 87.5% green and 96.5% blue (248, 223, 246).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 64% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#F8DFF6 color codes

HEX	`#F8DFF6`
RGB	`rgb(248, 223, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 87.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 64%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.41, 12.5, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.41, 14.86, 327.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.731, 79.387, 98.188)`
Decimal	`16310262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8DFF6, 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 #F8DFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #F8DFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8dff6; }
.text { color: #f8dff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8dff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 223 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8dff6, #f8dfea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F8DFF6?: #F8DFF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8DFF6?: The RGB value is 248, 223, 246: 248 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8DFF6?: The complementary color is #DFF8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.