What color is #FFE5FF?

#FFE5FF 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 #FFE5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFE5FF?

The complementary color is #E5FFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE5FF color

#FFE5FF rgb(255, 229, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFE5FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% 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 17.9:1).

#FFE5FF color codes

HEX	`#FFE5FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.68, 13.3, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.68, 16.24, 325.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.307, 84.52, 106.303)`
Decimal	`16770559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE5FF, 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 #FFE5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #FFE5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe5ff; }
.text { color: #ffe5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe5ff, #ffe5f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFE5FF?: #FFE5FF 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 #FFE5FF?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 255: 255 red, 229 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE5FF?: The complementary color is #E5FFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.