What color is #F5ECF8?

#F5ECF8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5ECF8?

The RGB value is 245, 236, 248: 245 red, 236 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5ECF8?

The complementary color is #EFF8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5ECF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5ECF8 color

#F5ECF8 rgb(245, 236, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5ECF8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.5% green and 97.3% blue (245, 236, 248).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 46% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#F5ECF8 color codes

HEX	`#F5ECF8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 236, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 46%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.39, 5.13, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.39, 6.96, 317.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.592, 86.181, 100.967)`
Decimal	`16116984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5ECF8, 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 #F5ECF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5ECF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #F5ECF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ecf8; }
.text { color: #f5ecf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ecf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 236 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ecf8, #f8ecf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F5ECF8?: #F5ECF8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5ECF8?: The RGB value is 245, 236, 248: 245 red, 236 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5ECF8?: The complementary color is #EFF8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5ECF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.