What color is #F0EAFC?

#F0EAFC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EAFC?

The RGB value is 240, 234, 252: 240 red, 234 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EAFC?

The complementary color is #F6FCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EAFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EAFC color

#F0EAFC rgb(240, 234, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0EAFC is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.8% green and 98.8% blue (240, 234, 252).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 75% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#F0EAFC color codes

HEX	`#F0EAFC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 234, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.8%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 75%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.62, 5.26, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.62, 9.54, 303.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.926, 84.399, 103.999)`
Decimal	`15788796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EAFC, 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 #F0EAFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EAFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #F0EAFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eafc; }
.text { color: #f0eafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eafc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 234 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eafc, #f9eafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0EAFC?: #F0EAFC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EAFC?: The RGB value is 240, 234, 252: 240 red, 234 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EAFC?: The complementary color is #F6FCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EAFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.