What color is #FAEDFE?

#FAEDFE 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 #FAEDFE?

The RGB value is 250, 237, 254: 250 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDFE?

The complementary color is #F1FEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAEDFE color

#FAEDFE rgb(250, 237, 254)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 92.9% green and 99.6% blue (250, 237, 254).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 89% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#FAEDFE color codes

HEX	`#FAEDFE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 237, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 92.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 89%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, 7.35, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 9.88, 318.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.595, 88.049, 106.127)`
Decimal	`16444926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAEDFE, 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 #FAEDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #FAEDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faedfe; }
.text { color: #faedfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faedfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 237 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faedfe, #feedfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAEDFE?: #FAEDFE 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 #FAEDFE?: The RGB value is 250, 237, 254: 250 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAEDFE?: The complementary color is #F1FEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.