What color is #F0F5FF?

#F0F5FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F5FF?

The RGB value is 240, 245, 255: 240 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F5FF?

The complementary color is #FFFAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F5FF color

#F0F5FF rgb(240, 245, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F0F5FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 96.1% green and 100% blue (240, 245, 255).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#F0F5FF color codes

HEX	`#F0F5FF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 245, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 96.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, 0.18, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 5.37, 271.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.634, 91.05, 107.599)`
Decimal	`15791615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F5FF, 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 #F0F5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #F0F5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f5ff; }
.text { color: #f0f5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 245 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f5ff, #f3f0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F5FF?: #F0F5FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F5FF?: The RGB value is 240, 245, 255: 240 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F5FF?: The complementary color is #FFFAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.