What color is #F8DDFD?

#F8DDFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8DDFD?

The RGB value is 248, 221, 253: 248 red, 221 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8DDFD?

The complementary color is #E2FDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DDFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8DDFD color

#F8DDFD rgb(248, 221, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8DDFD is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 86.7% green and 99.2% blue (248, 221, 253).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 89% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#F8DDFD color codes

HEX	`#F8DDFD`
RGB	`rgb(248, 221, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 86.7%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 89%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.13, 14.8, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.13, 19.13, 320.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.295, 78.762, 103.777)`
Decimal	`16309757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8DDFD, 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 #F8DDFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DDFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #F8DDFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8ddfd; }
.text { color: #f8ddfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ddfd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 221 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8ddfd, #fdddf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F8DDFD?: #F8DDFD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8DDFD?: The RGB value is 248, 221, 253: 248 red, 221 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8DDFD?: The complementary color is #E2FDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DDFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.