What color is #F8EFF9?

#F8EFF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EFF9?

The RGB value is 248, 239, 249: 248 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EFF9?

The complementary color is #F0F9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EFF9 color

#F8EFF9 rgb(248, 239, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F8EFF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 93.7% green and 97.6% blue (248, 239, 249).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 45% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#F8EFF9 color codes

HEX	`#F8EFF9`
RGB	`rgb(248, 239, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 93.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 45%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.38, 4.76, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.38, 6.05, 321.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.674, 88.529, 102.126)`
Decimal	`16314361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EFF9, 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 #F8EFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #F8EFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8eff9; }
.text { color: #f8eff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8eff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 239 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8eff9, #f9eff5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8EFF9?: #F8EFF9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EFF9?: The RGB value is 248, 239, 249: 248 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EFF9?: The complementary color is #F0F9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.