#FFB2EE

sRGB: 255 / 178 / 238

Cosmic tempests reshape eternity
Restless constellations tremble in empty gardens
Infinite wonders transcend the limits of dreams

#FFB2EE belongs to the magenta family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 255 red, 178 green and 238 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 313.2° lands in the magenta region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 84.9% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.85:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 255, 178, 238
HSL: 313.25°, 100.00%, 84.90%
HSV / HSB: 313.25°, 30.20%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 30.20%, 6.67%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 72.590, 59.276, 88.509
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 81.443, 37.024, -18.637
WCAG relative luminance: 0.59274
24-bit decimal: 16757486

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #FFB2EE in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.85:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.63:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#B2FFC3 sits half a turn (180°) from #FFB2EE on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#FFB2EE #B2FFC3

Analogous

#EAB2FF and #FFB2C7 sit 30° to either side of #FFB2EE. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#EAB2FF #FFB2EE #FFB2C7

Triadic

#FFB2EE, #EEFFB2 and #B2EEFF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#FFB2EE #EEFFB2 #B2EEFF

Split complementary

Start at #FFB2EE and look across the wheel. #C7FFB2 and #B2FFEA sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#FFB2EE #C7FFB2 #B2FFEA

Square

Starting with #FFB2EE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #FFEAB2, #B2FFC3, then #B2C7FF. Across the square, #FFB2EE pairs with #B2FFC3, and #FFEAB2 with #B2C7FF.

#FFB2EE #FFEAB2 #B2FFC3 #B2C7FF

Tetradic

#FFB2EE and #B2FFC3 are opposites, as are #FFC3B2 and #B2EEFF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#FFB2EE #FFC3B2 #B2FFC3 #B2EEFF

Tints

Mixing #FFB2EE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #FFC1F1, keeps 80% of the original. By #FFF0FC, the mixture is 80% white.

#FFB2EE #FFC1F1 #FFD1F5 #FFE0F8 #FFF0FC #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #FFB2EE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CC8EBE, keeps 80% of the original. By #332430, the mixture is 80% black.

#FFB2EE #CC8EBE #996B8F #66475F #332430 #000000

Tones

Mixing #FFB2EE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E6A8D8, keeps 80% of the original. By #998A96, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#FFB2EE #E6A8D8 #CC9EC2 #B394AC #998A96 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#FFB2EE

RGB

rgb(255 178 238)

HSL

hsl(313.247 100.000% 84.902%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #FFB2EE;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#FFB2EE uses 255 red, 178 green and 238 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 100.0%

Green 69.8%

Blue 93.3%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #FFB2EE is 0.0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 6.7% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 30.2%

Yellow 6.7%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #FFAAEE. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #FAE in CSS. For a modern design, keep #FFB2EE when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FF99FF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #FFAAEE Nearest web-safe: #FF99FF

Gradient to complement

#FFB2EE #F2BFE7 #E5CCE0 #D9D9D9 #CCE5D1 #BFF2CA #B2FFC3

Color vision previews

Compare how #FFB2EE appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#B2C4F0

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#C5CEEC

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FFB5C7

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D2BFEF

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D8C5EC

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FEB5E1

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CACACA

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E7BFDD

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 1.00000 G 0.44520 B 0.85499

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.95539 G 0.71087 B 0.92011

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.90150 G 0.46362 B 0.82780

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.329 y 0.269 Y 59.276

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 0.000 M % 30.196 Y % 6.667

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11111111 10110010 11101110