What color is #F8F8FF?

#F8F8FF is a very light, vivid blue known as Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F8FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #F8F8FF?

The complementary color is #FFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F8FF color

#F8F8FF rgb(248, 248, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F8FF is a very light, vivid blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Ghost White.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

#F8F8FF color codes

HEX	`#F8F8FF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 248, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 97.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.76, 1.25, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.76, 3.57, 290.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.326, 94.311, 108.034)`
Decimal	`16316671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F8FF, 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 #F8F8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #F8F8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f8ff; }
.text { color: #f8f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 248 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f8ff, #fcf8ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8F8FF?: #F8F8FF is a very light, vivid blue known as Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F8FF?: The RGB value is 248, 248, 255: 248 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F8FF?: The complementary color is #FFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.