What color is #FFE1F9?

#FFE1F9 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 #FFE1F9?

The RGB value is 255, 225, 249: 255 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE1F9?

The complementary color is #E1FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE1F9 color

#FFE1F9 rgb(255, 225, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFE1F9 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.2% green and 97.6% blue (255, 225, 249).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#FFE1F9 color codes

HEX	`#FFE1F9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 225, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.55, 14.31, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.55, 16.32, 331.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.262, 81.951, 100.931)`
Decimal	`16769529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE1F9, 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 #FFE1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #FFE1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe1f9; }
.text { color: #ffe1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 225 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe1f9, #ffe1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFE1F9?: #FFE1F9 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 #FFE1F9?: The RGB value is 255, 225, 249: 255 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE1F9?: The complementary color is #E1FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.