What color is #F5EFFF?

#F5EFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EFFF?

The RGB value is 245, 239, 255: 245 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EFFF?

The complementary color is #F9FFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EFFF color

#F5EFFF rgb(245, 239, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F5EFFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (245, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#F5EFFF color codes

HEX	`#F5EFFF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, 4.86, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 8.5, 304.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.57, 88.366, 107.084)`
Decimal	`16117759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EFFF, 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 #F5EFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #F5EFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5efff; }
.text { color: #f5efff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5efff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5efff, #fdefff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #F5EFFF?: #F5EFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EFFF?: The RGB value is 245, 239, 255: 245 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EFFF?: The complementary color is #F9FFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.