What color is #FFC8F7?

#FFC8F7 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC8F7?

The RGB value is 255, 200, 247: 255 red, 200 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC8F7?

The complementary color is #C8FFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC8F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC8F7 color

#FFC8F7 rgb(255, 200, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFC8F7 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.4% green and 96.9% blue (255, 200, 247).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#FFC8F7 color codes

HEX	`#FFC8F7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 200, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.65, 27.04, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.65, 31.22, 330.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.681, 69.286, 97.207)`
Decimal	`16763127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC8F7, 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 #FFC8F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC8F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #FFC8F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc8f7; }
.text { color: #ffc8f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc8f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 200 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc8f7, #ffc8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FFC8F7?: #FFC8F7 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC8F7?: The RGB value is 255, 200, 247: 255 red, 200 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC8F7?: The complementary color is #C8FFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC8F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.