What color is #F5DFF7?

#F5DFF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5DFF7?

The RGB value is 245, 223, 247: 245 red, 223 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5DFF7?

The complementary color is #E1F7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DFF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5DFF7 color

#F5DFF7 rgb(245, 223, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5DFF7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 87.5% green and 96.9% blue (245, 223, 247).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 60% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#F5DFF7 color codes

HEX	`#F5DFF7`
RGB	`rgb(245, 223, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 87.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 60%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.19, 11.68, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.19, 14.69, 322.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.83, 78.904, 98.949)`
Decimal	`16113655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5DFF7, 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 #F5DFF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DFF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	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 #F5DFF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5dff7; }
.text { color: #f5dff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5dff7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 223 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5dff7, #f7dfed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F5DFF7?: #F5DFF7 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5DFF7?: The RGB value is 245, 223, 247: 245 red, 223 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5DFF7?: The complementary color is #E1F7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DFF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.