What color is #FAEBFD?

#FAEBFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAEBFD?

The RGB value is 250, 235, 253: 250 red, 235 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEBFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAEBFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEBFD color

#FAEBFD rgb(250, 235, 253)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.2% green and 99.2% blue (250, 235, 253).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 82% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#FAEBFD color codes

HEX	`#FAEBFD`
RGB	`rgb(250, 235, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 82%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, 8.2, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 10.68, 320.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.86, 86.833, 105.094)`
Decimal	`16444413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEBFD, 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 #FAEBFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEBFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #FAEBFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faebfd; }
.text { color: #faebfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faebfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 235 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faebfd, #fdebf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAEBFD?: #FAEBFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAEBFD?: The RGB value is 250, 235, 253: 250 red, 235 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEBFD?: The complementary color is #EEFDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEBFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.