What color is #F2EAFE?

#F2EAFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EAFE?

The RGB value is 242, 234, 254: 242 red, 234 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EAFE?

The complementary color is #F6FEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EAFE color

#F2EAFE rgb(242, 234, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F2EAFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91.8% green and 99.6% blue (242, 234, 254).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 91% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#F2EAFE color codes

HEX	`#F2EAFE`
RGB	`rgb(242, 234, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91.8%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 91%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.83, 6.28, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.83, 10.71, 305.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.927, 84.879, 105.708)`
Decimal	`15919870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EAFE, 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 #F2EAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #F2EAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2eafe; }
.text { color: #f2eafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2eafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 234 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2eafe, #fceafe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F2EAFE?: #F2EAFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EAFE?: The RGB value is 242, 234, 254: 242 red, 234 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EAFE?: The complementary color is #F6FEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.