What color is #F1EEFF?

#F1EEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EEFF?

The RGB value is 241, 238, 255: 241 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #F1EEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EEFF color

#F1EEFF rgb(241, 238, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #F1EEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 93.3% green and 100% blue (241, 238, 255).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#F1EEFF color codes

HEX	`#F1EEFF`
RGB	`rgb(241, 238, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 93.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.77, 4.08, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.77, 8.81, 297.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.897, 87.07, 106.922)`
Decimal	`15855359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EEFF, 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 #F1EEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #F1EEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1eeff; }
.text { color: #f1eeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1eeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 238 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1eeff, #f9eeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F1EEFF?: #F1EEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EEFF?: The RGB value is 241, 238, 255: 241 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EEFF?: The complementary color is #FCFFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.