What color is #F7E5FD?

#F7E5FD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E5FD?

The RGB value is 247, 229, 253: 247 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E5FD?

The complementary color is #EBFDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E5FD color

#F7E5FD rgb(247, 229, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F7E5FD is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 89.8% green and 99.2% blue (247, 229, 253).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 86% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#F7E5FD color codes

HEX	`#F7E5FD`
RGB	`rgb(247, 229, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 89.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 86%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.97, 10.31, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.97, 13.94, 317.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.104, 82.905, 104.481)`
Decimal	`16246269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E5FD, 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 #F7E5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #F7E5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e5fd; }
.text { color: #f7e5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 229 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e5fd, #fde5f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F7E5FD?: #F7E5FD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E5FD?: The RGB value is 247, 229, 253: 247 red, 229 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E5FD?: The complementary color is #EBFDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.