What color is #FFE5FD?

#FFE5FD 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 #FFE5FD?

The RGB value is 255, 229, 253: 255 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE5FD?

The complementary color is #E5FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE5FD color

#FFE5FD rgb(255, 229, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFE5FD is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 99.2% blue (255, 229, 253).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#FFE5FD color codes

HEX	`#FFE5FD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.62, 12.95, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.62, 15.41, 327.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.987, 84.392, 104.616)`
Decimal	`16770557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE5FD, 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 #FFE5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #FFE5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe5fd; }
.text { color: #ffe5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe5fd, #ffe5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFE5FD?: #FFE5FD 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 #FFE5FD?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 253: 255 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE5FD?: The complementary color is #E5FFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.