What color is #F8EDF9?

#F8EDF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EDF9?

The RGB value is 248, 237, 249: 248 red, 237 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EDF9?

The complementary color is #EEF9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EDF9 color

#F8EDF9 rgb(248, 237, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8EDF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 92.9% green and 97.6% blue (248, 237, 249).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#F8EDF9 color codes

HEX	`#F8EDF9`
RGB	`rgb(248, 237, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 92.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.89, 5.79, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.89, 7.31, 322.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.092, 87.365, 101.932)`
Decimal	`16313849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EDF9, 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 #F8EDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #F8EDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8edf9; }
.text { color: #f8edf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8edf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 237 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8edf9, #f9edf4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8EDF9?: #F8EDF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EDF9?: The RGB value is 248, 237, 249: 248 red, 237 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EDF9?: The complementary color is #EEF9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.