What color is #FCE4FF?

#FCE4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE4FF?

The RGB value is 252, 228, 255: 252 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE4FF?

The complementary color is #E7FFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE4FF color

#FCE4FF rgb(252, 228, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FCE4FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 89.4% green and 100% blue (252, 228, 255).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#FCE4FF color codes

HEX	`#FCE4FF`
RGB	`rgb(252, 228, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 89.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.19, 12.83, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.19, 16.31, 321.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.936, 83.403, 106.16)`
Decimal	`16573695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE4FF, 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 #FCE4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #FCE4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce4ff; }
.text { color: #fce4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 228 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce4ff, #ffe4f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #FCE4FF?: #FCE4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE4FF?: The RGB value is 252, 228, 255: 252 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE4FF?: The complementary color is #E7FFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.