What color is #F7F7FF?

#F7F7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F7FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F7F7FF?

The complementary color is #FFFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F7FF color

#F7F7FF rgb(247, 247, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F7F7FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 96.9% green and 100% blue (247, 247, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#F7F7FF color codes

HEX	`#F7F7FF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 247, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 96.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.44, 1.43, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.44, 4.08, 290.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.665, 93.516, 107.915)`
Decimal	`16250879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F7FF, 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 #F7F7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	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 #F7F7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f7ff; }
.text { color: #f7f7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 247 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f7ff, #fbf7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F7F7FF?: #F7F7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F7FF?: The RGB value is 247, 247, 255: 247 red, 247 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F7FF?: The complementary color is #FFFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.