What color is #F3E9FD?

#F3E9FD 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 #F3E9FD?

The RGB value is 243, 233, 253: 243 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E9FD?

The complementary color is #F3FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E9FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E9FD color

#F3E9FD rgb(243, 233, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F3E9FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.4% green and 99.2% blue (243, 233, 253).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#F3E9FD color codes

HEX	`#F3E9FD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 233, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.63, 6.93, -8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.63, 10.92, 309.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.828, 84.425, 104.789)`
Decimal	`15985149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E9FD, 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 #F3E9FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E9FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #F3E9FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e9fd; }
.text { color: #f3e9fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e9fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 233 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e9fd, #fde9fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3E9FD?: #F3E9FD 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 #F3E9FD?: The RGB value is 243, 233, 253: 243 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E9FD?: The complementary color is #F3FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E9FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.