What color is #FDDAFD?

#FDDAFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDDAFD?

The RGB value is 253, 218, 253: 253 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDDAFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDDAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDDAFD color

#FDDAFD rgb(253, 218, 253)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 85.5% green and 99.2% blue (253, 218, 253).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#FDDAFD color codes

HEX	`#FDDAFD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 218, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 85.5%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.83, 18.01, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.83, 21.93, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.307, 78.119, 103.599)`
Decimal	`16636669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDDAFD, 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 #FDDAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDDAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #FDDAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fddafd; }
.text { color: #fddafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fddafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 218 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fddafd, #fddaec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FDDAFD?: #FDDAFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDDAFD?: The RGB value is 253, 218, 253: 253 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDDAFD?: The complementary color is #DAFDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDDAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.