What color is #FAF2FF?

#FAF2FF 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 #FAF2FF?

The RGB value is 250, 242, 255: 250 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF2FF?

The complementary color is #F7FFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF2FF color

#FAF2FF rgb(250, 242, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF2FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue (250, 242, 255).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 100% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#FAF2FF color codes

HEX	`#FAF2FF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 242, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 94.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 5%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, 4.96, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 7.25, 313.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.223, 91.048, 107.462)`
Decimal	`16446207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF2FF, 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 #FAF2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #FAF2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf2ff; }
.text { color: #faf2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 242 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf2ff, #fff2fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FAF2FF?: #FAF2FF 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 #FAF2FF?: The RGB value is 250, 242, 255: 250 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF2FF?: The complementary color is #F7FFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.