What color is #F0E4F7?

#F0E4F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E4F7?

The RGB value is 240, 228, 247: 240 red, 228 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E4F7?

The complementary color is #EBF7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E4F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E4F7 color

#F0E4F7 rgb(240, 228, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0E4F7 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 89.4% green and 96.9% blue (240, 228, 247).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 54% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#F0E4F7 color codes

HEX	`#F0E4F7`
RGB	`rgb(240, 228, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 89.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 54%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.01, 7.43, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.01, 10.73, 313.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.464, 80.728, 99.321)`
Decimal	`15787255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E4F7, 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 #F0E4F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E4F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #F0E4F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e4f7; }
.text { color: #f0e4f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e4f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 228 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e4f7, #f7e4f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F0E4F7?: #F0E4F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E4F7?: The RGB value is 240, 228, 247: 240 red, 228 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E4F7?: The complementary color is #EBF7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E4F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.