What color is #F2E4F5?

#F2E4F5 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Minute Mauve?

The RGB value is 242, 228, 245: 242 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Minute Mauve?

The complementary color is #E7F5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E4F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Minute Mauve color: hex code #F2E4F5

#F2E4F5 rgb(242, 228, 245)

Shades of purple

Minute Mauve has the hex code #F2E4F5. It is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.4% green and 96.1% blue (242, 228, 245).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5) color codes

HEX	`#F2E4F5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 228, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.11, 7.73, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.11, 10.12, 319.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.84, 80.957, 97.736)`
Decimal	`15918325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Minute Mauve, 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 #F2E4F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E4F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #F2E4F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e4f5; }
.text { color: #f2e4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e4f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 228 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e4f5, #f5e4f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #F2E4F5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2E4F5?: #F2E4F5 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Minute Mauve?: The RGB value is 242, 228, 245: 242 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Minute Mauve?: The complementary color is #E7F5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E4F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.