What color is #F9CAFD?

#F9CAFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9CAFD?

The RGB value is 249, 202, 253: 249 red, 202 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9CAFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #F9CAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9CAFD color

#F9CAFD rgb(249, 202, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F9CAFD is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 79.2% green and 99.2% blue (249, 202, 253).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#F9CAFD color codes

HEX	`#F9CAFD`
RGB	`rgb(249, 202, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 79.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 93%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 20%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, 25.11, -18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 31.31, 323.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.915, 69.474, 102.215)`
Decimal	`16370429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9CAFD, 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 #F9CAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9CAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #F9CAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9cafd; }
.text { color: #f9cafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9cafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 202 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9cafd, #fdcae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #F9CAFD?: #F9CAFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9CAFD?: The RGB value is 249, 202, 253: 249 red, 202 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9CAFD?: The complementary color is #CEFDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9CAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.