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#fef1fe

a pale, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Lavender Blush

RGB
254, 241, 254
HSL
300°, 87%, 97%
CMYK
0, 5, 0, 0
Luminance
0.9114

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fef1fe is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fef1fe
Hue
300°
magenta / pink
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
97%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
97%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9114
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.23:1
Closest name
Lavender Blush
ΔE2000 3.4
Where it sits
Hue300° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness97%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fef1fe
RGBrgb(254, 241, 254)
HSLhsl(300, 87%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(96.5 6.6 -4.7)
LCHlch(96.5 8.1 324.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.972 0.022 325.7)
Decimal16708094
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.945 0.996)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fef1fe;
background-color: #fef1fe;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fef1fe] bg-[#fef1fe]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fef1fe;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.945, blue: 0.996)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fef1fe")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEF1FE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(254, 241, 254)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fef1fe · 19.23:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.23:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fef1fe as text scores 1.09:1 on white and 19.23:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fef1fe on white: 1.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fef1fe on black: 19.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F0F4FF
deuteranopia · #F3F5FD
tritanopia · #FFF2F5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fef1fe is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#fef1fe
#FAE5FA
#F7C4F7
#F896F8
#F462F4
#F02EF0
#E510E5
#BE0EBE
#980B98
#6E0C6E
#450845
Base = 50Lightest = 50 · #fef1feDarkest = 950 · #450845
:root {
  --brand-50: #fef1fe;
  --brand-100: #FAE5FA;
  --brand-200: #F7C4F7;
  --brand-300: #F896F8;
  --brand-400: #F462F4;
  --brand-500: #F02EF0;
  --brand-600: #E510E5;
  --brand-700: #BE0EBE;
  --brand-800: #980B98;
  --brand-900: #6E0C6E;
  --brand-950: #450845;
  --brand: #fef1fe;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fef1fe

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#36BE0E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#770877
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fef1fe

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F1FEF1
Analogous left#F8F1FE
Analogous right#FEF1F8
Split-complement 1#F8FEF1
Split-complement 2#F1FEF8
Triadic 1#FEFEF1
Triadic 2#F1FEFE
Tetradic#FEF8F1

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green94.5%
Blue99.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta5.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fef1fe text on a black background

contrast 19.23:1

Card sample

#fef1fe text on a white background

contrast 1.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fef1fe;
Background color
Panel with #fef1fe background
background-color: #fef1fe;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fef1fe;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 241, 254, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 241, 254, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fef1fe;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef1fe, #FEF1F5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fef1fe

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fef1fe in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fef1fe, answered

What color is #fef1fe?

#fef1fe is a pale electric magenta / pink, closest to Lavender Blush (ΔE2000 3.4). It sits at 300° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 97% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fef1fe?

rgb(254, 241, 254) — 254 red, 241 green and 254 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 94.5% / 99.6% by channel.

Is #fef1fe a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9114 and perceived brightness is 97%, so black text on it reaches 19.23:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fef1fe?

Black. It scores 19.23:1 against #fef1fe, versus 1.09:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fef1fe?

#F1FEF1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F8FEF1 and #F1FEF8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fef1fe?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0ED for borders, #9B4B9B for secondary text, #36BE0E as an accent and #770877 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F8F1FE and #FEF1F8 stays calm, while #F1FEF1 is the loudest partner.

What is #fef1fe in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fef1fe warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEF1F9; nudged cooler, #F9F1FE.

Work with #fef1fe in the Color Lab