What color is #FBE9FF?

#FBE9FF 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 #FBE9FF?

The RGB value is 251, 233, 255: 251 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE9FF?

The complementary color is #EDFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.2:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE9FF color

#FBE9FF rgb(251, 233, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBE9FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.4% green and 100% blue (251, 233, 255).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#FBE9FF color codes

HEX	`#FBE9FF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 233, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.32, 9.92, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.32, 12.99, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.97, 86.008, 106.608)`
Decimal	`16509439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE9FF, 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 #FBE9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	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 #FBE9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe9ff; }
.text { color: #fbe9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 233 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe9ff, #ffe9f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FBE9FF?: #FBE9FF 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 #FBE9FF?: The RGB value is 251, 233, 255: 251 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE9FF?: The complementary color is #EDFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.2:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.