What color is #F3E8F4?

#F3E8F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E8F4?

The RGB value is 243, 232, 244: 243 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E8F4?

The complementary color is #E9F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E8F4 color

#F3E8F4 rgb(243, 232, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F3E8F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91% green and 95.7% blue (243, 232, 244).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#F3E8F4 color codes

HEX	`#F3E8F4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 232, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.15, 5.81, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.15, 7.33, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.145, 83.3, 97.321)`
Decimal	`15984884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E8F4, 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 #F3E8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #F3E8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e8f4; }
.text { color: #f3e8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 232 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e8f4, #f4e8ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F3E8F4?: #F3E8F4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E8F4?: The RGB value is 243, 232, 244: 243 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E8F4?: The complementary color is #E9F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.