What color is #F0EBFF?

#F0EBFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EBFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F0EBFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #F0EBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EBFF color

#F0EBFF rgb(240, 235, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F0EBFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.2% green and 100% blue (240, 235, 255).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#F0EBFF color codes

HEX	`#F0EBFF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 235, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, 5.3, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 10.47, 300.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.69, 85.162, 106.617)`
Decimal	`15789055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EBFF, 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 #F0EBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #F0EBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ebff; }
.text { color: #f0ebff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ebff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 235 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ebff, #faebff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0EBFF?: #F0EBFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EBFF?: The RGB value is 240, 235, 255: 240 red, 235 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EBFF?: The complementary color is #FAFFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.