What color is #F0E6FA?

#F0E6FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E6FA?

The RGB value is 240, 230, 250: 240 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E6FA?

The complementary color is #F0FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E6FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E6FA color

#F0E6FA rgb(240, 230, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0E6FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 90.2% green and 98% blue (240, 230, 250).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#F0E6FA color codes

HEX	`#F0E6FA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 230, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 90.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.58, 6.95, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.58, 10.95, 309.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.484, 82.021, 101.963)`
Decimal	`15787770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E6FA, 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 #F0E6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E6FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #F0E6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e6fa; }
.text { color: #f0e6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 230 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e6fa, #fae6fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0E6FA?: #F0E6FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E6FA?: The RGB value is 240, 230, 250: 240 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E6FA?: The complementary color is #F0FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E6FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.