What color is #F8F2FE?

#F8F2FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F2FE?

The RGB value is 248, 242, 254: 248 red, 242 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F2FE?

The complementary color is #F8FEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F2FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F2FE color

#F8F2FE rgb(248, 242, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F2FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 94.9% green and 99.6% blue (248, 242, 254).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 86% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#F8F2FE color codes

HEX	`#F8F2FE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 242, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 94.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 86%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.25, 4.12, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.25, 6.52, 309.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.35, 90.617, 106.583)`
Decimal	`16315134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F2FE, 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 #F8F2FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F2FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #F8F2FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f2fe; }
.text { color: #f8f2fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f2fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 242 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f2fe, #fef2fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8F2FE?: #F8F2FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F2FE?: The RGB value is 248, 242, 254: 248 red, 242 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F2FE?: The complementary color is #F8FEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F2FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.