What color is #F8E2FF?

#F8E2FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E2FF?

The RGB value is 248, 226, 255: 248 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E2FF?

The complementary color is #E9FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E2FF color

#F8E2FF rgb(248, 226, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8E2FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 88.6% green and 100% blue (248, 226, 255).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#F8E2FF color codes

HEX	`#F8E2FF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 226, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 88.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.38, 12.56, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.38, 16.89, 318.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.955, 81.57, 105.91)`
Decimal	`16311039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E2FF, 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 #F8E2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #F8E2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e2ff; }
.text { color: #f8e2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 226 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e2ff, #ffe2f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F8E2FF?: #F8E2FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E2FF?: The RGB value is 248, 226, 255: 248 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E2FF?: The complementary color is #E9FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.