What color is #F8E5FB?

#F8E5FB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E5FB?

The RGB value is 248, 229, 251: 248 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E5FB?

The complementary color is #E8FBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E5FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E5FB color

#F8E5FB rgb(248, 229, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8E5FB is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 89.8% green and 98.4% blue (248, 229, 251).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 73% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#F8E5FB color codes

HEX	`#F8E5FB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 229, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 89.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 73%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93, 10.28, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93, 13.21, 321.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.141, 82.961, 102.829)`
Decimal	`16311803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E5FB, 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 #F8E5FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E5FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #F8E5FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e5fb; }
.text { color: #f8e5fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e5fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 229 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e5fb, #fbe5f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F8E5FB?: #F8E5FB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E5FB?: The RGB value is 248, 229, 251: 248 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E5FB?: The complementary color is #E8FBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E5FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.