What color is #F4F2FF?

#F4F2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F2FF?

The RGB value is 244, 242, 255: 244 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F2FF?

The complementary color is #FDFFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F2FF color

#F4F2FF rgb(244, 242, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #F4F2FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue (244, 242, 255).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#F4F2FF color codes

HEX	`#F4F2FF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 242, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.98, 3, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.98, 6.71, 296.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.107, 89.957, 107.363)`
Decimal	`16052991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F2FF, 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 #F4F2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #F4F2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f2ff; }
.text { color: #f4f2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 242 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f2ff, #fbf2ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F4F2FF?: #F4F2FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F2FF?: The RGB value is 244, 242, 255: 244 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F2FF?: The complementary color is #FDFFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.