What color is #F5E9FD?

#F5E9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E9FD?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 253: 245 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E9FD?

The complementary color is #F1FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E9FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E9FD color

#F5E9FD rgb(245, 233, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5E9FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 99.2% blue (245, 233, 253).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#F5E9FD color codes

HEX	`#F5E9FD`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.79, 7.59, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.79, 11.16, 312.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.522, 84.782, 104.821)`
Decimal	`16116221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E9FD, 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 #F5E9FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E9FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #F5E9FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e9fd; }
.text { color: #f5e9fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e9fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e9fd, #fde9fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F5E9FD?: #F5E9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E9FD?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 253: 245 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E9FD?: The complementary color is #F1FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E9FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.