What color is #F3F5FF?

#F3F5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5FF?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 255: 243 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5FF?

The complementary color is #FFFDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5FF color

#F3F5FF rgb(243, 245, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F3F5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 100% blue (243, 245, 255).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#F3F5FF color codes

HEX	`#F3F5FF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.65, 1.15, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.65, 5.15, 282.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.661, 91.579, 107.647)`
Decimal	`15988223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5FF, 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 #F3F5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	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 #F3F5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5ff; }
.text { color: #f3f5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5ff, #f7f3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3F5FF?: #F3F5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5FF?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 255: 243 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5FF?: The complementary color is #FFFDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.