What color is #F5F2FB?

#F5F2FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F2FB?

The RGB value is 245, 242, 251: 245 red, 242 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F2FB?

The complementary color is #F8FBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F2FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F2FB color

#F5F2FB rgb(245, 242, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F2FB is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 94.9% green and 98.4% blue (245, 242, 251).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 53% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

#F5F2FB color codes

HEX	`#F5F2FB`
RGB	`rgb(245, 242, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 94.9%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 53%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.95, 2.6, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.95, 4.74, 303.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.818, 89.882, 104.023)`
Decimal	`16118523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F2FB, 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 #F5F2FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F2FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	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 #F5F2FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f2fb; }
.text { color: #f5f2fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f2fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 242 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f2fb, #faf2fb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F2FB?: #F5F2FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F2FB?: The RGB value is 245, 242, 251: 245 red, 242 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F2FB?: The complementary color is #F8FBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F2FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.