What color is #FAE6FC?

#FAE6FC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE6FC?

The RGB value is 250, 230, 252: 250 red, 230 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE6FC?

The complementary color is #E8FCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE6FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE6FC color

#FAE6FC rgb(250, 230, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FAE6FC is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 90.2% green and 98.8% blue (250, 230, 252).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 79% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Bonbon (#FFEBFA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#FAE6FC color codes

HEX	`#FAE6FC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 230, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 90.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 79%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.43, 10.6, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.43, 13.38, 322.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.289, 83.947, 103.787)`
Decimal	`16443132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE6FC, 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 #FAE6FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE6FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #FAE6FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae6fc; }
.text { color: #fae6fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae6fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 230 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae6fc, #fce6f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAE6FC?: #FAE6FC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE6FC?: The RGB value is 250, 230, 252: 250 red, 230 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE6FC?: The complementary color is #E8FCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE6FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.