What color is #F0EBF7?

#F0EBF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EBF7?

The RGB value is 240, 235, 247: 240 red, 235 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EBF7?

The complementary color is #F2F7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EBF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EBF7 color

#F0EBF7 rgb(240, 235, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0EBF7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.2% green and 96.9% blue (240, 235, 247).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#F0EBF7 color codes

HEX	`#F0EBF7`
RGB	`rgb(240, 235, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.2%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.74, 3.82, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.74, 6.44, 306.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.429, 84.657, 99.976)`
Decimal	`15789047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EBF7, 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 #F0EBF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EBF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #F0EBF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ebf7; }
.text { color: #f0ebf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ebf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 235 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ebf7, #f6ebf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F0EBF7?: #F0EBF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EBF7?: The RGB value is 240, 235, 247: 240 red, 235 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EBF7?: The complementary color is #F2F7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EBF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.