What color is #FBDDF7?

#FBDDF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBDDF7?

The RGB value is 251, 221, 247: 251 red, 221 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBDDF7?

The complementary color is #DDFBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBDDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBDDF7 color

#FBDDF7 rgb(251, 221, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBDDF7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 86.7% green and 96.9% blue (251, 221, 247).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 79% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#FBDDF7 color codes

HEX	`#FBDDF7`
RGB	`rgb(251, 221, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 86.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 79%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.21, 14.71, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.21, 17.16, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.427, 78.939, 98.872)`
Decimal	`16506359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBDDF7, 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 #FBDDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBDDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	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 #FBDDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbddf7; }
.text { color: #fbddf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbddf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 221 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbddf7, #fbdde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FBDDF7?: #FBDDF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBDDF7?: The RGB value is 251, 221, 247: 251 red, 221 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBDDF7?: The complementary color is #DDFBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBDDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.