What color is #F4EBFE?

#F4EBFE 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 #F4EBFE?

The RGB value is 244, 235, 254: 244 red, 235 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EBFE?

The complementary color is #F5FEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EBFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EBFE color

#F4EBFE rgb(244, 235, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F4EBFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.2% green and 99.6% blue (244, 235, 254).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#F4EBFE color codes

HEX	`#F4EBFE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 235, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 92.2%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.23, 6.41, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.23, 10.31, 308.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.903, 85.806, 105.836)`
Decimal	`16051198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EBFE, 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 #F4EBFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EBFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #F4EBFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4ebfe; }
.text { color: #f4ebfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4ebfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 235 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4ebfe, #feebfe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F4EBFE?: #F4EBFE 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 #F4EBFE?: The RGB value is 244, 235, 254: 244 red, 235 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EBFE?: The complementary color is #F5FEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EBFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.