What color is #F2E5F8?

#F2E5F8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E5F8?

The RGB value is 242, 229, 248: 242 red, 229 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E5F8?

The complementary color is #EBF8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E5F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E5F8 color

#F2E5F8 rgb(242, 229, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F2E5F8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.8% green and 97.3% blue (242, 229, 248).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 58% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#F2E5F8 color codes

HEX	`#F2E5F8`
RGB	`rgb(242, 229, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89.8%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 58%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.44, 7.76, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.44, 10.87, 315.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.578, 81.694, 100.26)`
Decimal	`15918584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E5F8, 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 #F2E5F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E5F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #F2E5F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e5f8; }
.text { color: #f2e5f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e5f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 229 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e5f8, #f8e5f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F2E5F8?: #F2E5F8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E5F8?: The RGB value is 242, 229, 248: 242 red, 229 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E5F8?: The complementary color is #EBF8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E5F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.