What color is #FAD8FF?

#FAD8FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD8FF?

The RGB value is 250, 216, 255: 250 red, 216 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD8FF?

The complementary color is #DDFFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAD8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD8FF color

#FAD8FF rgb(250, 216, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FAD8FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 84.7% green and 100% blue (250, 216, 255).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#FAD8FF color codes

HEX	`#FAD8FF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 216, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 84.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.16, 18.44, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.16, 23.52, 321.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.028, 76.657, 105.063)`
Decimal	`16439551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD8FF, 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 #FAD8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #FAD8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad8ff; }
.text { color: #fad8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 216 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad8ff, #ffd8f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #FAD8FF?: #FAD8FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD8FF?: The RGB value is 250, 216, 255: 250 red, 216 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD8FF?: The complementary color is #DDFFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.