What color is #F5EAF8?

#F5EAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EAF8?

The RGB value is 245, 234, 248: 245 red, 234 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EAF8?

The complementary color is #EDF8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EAF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EAF8 color

#F5EAF8 rgb(245, 234, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5EAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.8% green and 97.3% blue (245, 234, 248).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#F5EAF8 color codes

HEX	`#F5EAF8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 234, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.8%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.9, 6.16, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.9, 8.21, 318.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.02, 85.036, 100.776)`
Decimal	`16116472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EAF8, 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 #F5EAF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EAF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #F5EAF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5eaf8; }
.text { color: #f5eaf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5eaf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 234 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5eaf8, #f8eaf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5EAF8?: #F5EAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EAF8?: The RGB value is 245, 234, 248: 245 red, 234 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EAF8?: The complementary color is #EDF8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EAF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.