What color is #F5ECFF?

#F5ECFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5ECFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F5ECFF?

The complementary color is #F6FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5ECFF color

#F5ECFF rgb(245, 236, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5ECFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (245, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#F5ECFF color codes

HEX	`#F5ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.58, 6.41, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.58, 10.3, 308.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.699, 86.624, 106.794)`
Decimal	`16116991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5ECFF, 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 #F5ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	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 #F5ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ecff; }
.text { color: #f5ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ecff, #ffecff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5ECFF?: #F5ECFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5ECFF?: The RGB value is 245, 236, 255: 245 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5ECFF?: The complementary color is #F6FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.