What color is #F5EDFE?

#F5EDFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EDFE?

The RGB value is 245, 237, 254: 245 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EDFE?

The complementary color is #F6FEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EDFE color

#F5EDFE rgb(245, 237, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5EDFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.9% green and 99.6% blue (245, 237, 254).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 89% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#F5EDFE color codes

HEX	`#F5EDFE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 237, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 89%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.8, 5.71, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.8, 9.2, 308.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.827, 87.137, 106.044)`
Decimal	`16117246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EDFE, 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 #F5EDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #F5EDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5edfe; }
.text { color: #f5edfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5edfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 237 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5edfe, #feedfe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5EDFE?: #F5EDFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EDFE?: The RGB value is 245, 237, 254: 245 red, 237 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EDFE?: The complementary color is #F6FEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.