What color is #F2F3FF?

#F2F3FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F3FF?

The RGB value is 242, 243, 255: 242 red, 243 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F3FF?

The complementary color is #FFFEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F3FF color

#F2F3FF rgb(242, 243, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F2F3FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.3% green and 100% blue (242, 243, 255).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#F2F3FF color codes

HEX	`#F2F3FF`
RGB	`rgb(242, 243, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.08, 1.84, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.08, 6.15, 287.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.715, 90.198, 107.43)`
Decimal	`15922175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F3FF, 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 #F2F3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #F2F3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f3ff; }
.text { color: #f2f3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 243 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f3ff, #f8f2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F3FF?: #F2F3FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F3FF?: The RGB value is 242, 243, 255: 242 red, 243 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F3FF?: The complementary color is #FFFEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.