What color is #F5E8FA?

#F5E8FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E8FA?

The RGB value is 245, 232, 250: 245 red, 232 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E8FA?

The complementary color is #EDFAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E8FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E8FA color

#F5E8FA rgb(245, 232, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5E8FA is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91% green and 98% blue (245, 232, 250).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 64% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#F5E8FA color codes

HEX	`#F5E8FA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 232, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 64%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.46, 7.56, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.46, 10.38, 316.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.765, 84.028, 102.23)`
Decimal	`16115962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E8FA, 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 #F5E8FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E8FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #F5E8FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e8fa; }
.text { color: #f5e8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e8fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 232 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e8fa, #fae8f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F5E8FA?: #F5E8FA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E8FA?: The RGB value is 245, 232, 250: 245 red, 232 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E8FA?: The complementary color is #EDFAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E8FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.