What color is #F3E9F7?

#F3E9F7 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Perfume Haze?

The RGB value is 243, 233, 247: 243 red, 233 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Perfume Haze?

The complementary color is #EDF7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E9F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Perfume Haze color: hex code #F3E9F7

#F3E9F7 rgb(243, 233, 247)

Shades of purple

Perfume Haze has the hex code #F3E9F7. It is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.4% green and 96.9% blue (243, 233, 247).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 47% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7) color codes

HEX	`#F3E9F7`
RGB	`rgb(243, 233, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 47%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.47, 5.84, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.47, 8.06, 316.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.887, 84.048, 99.834)`
Decimal	`15985143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Perfume Haze, 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 #F3E9F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E9F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #F3E9F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e9f7; }
.text { color: #f3e9f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e9f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 233 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e9f7, #f7e9f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #F3E9F7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E9F7?: #F3E9F7 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Perfume Haze?: The RGB value is 243, 233, 247: 243 red, 233 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Perfume Haze?: The complementary color is #EDF7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E9F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.