What color is #FAF4FF?

#FAF4FF 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 #FAF4FF?

The RGB value is 250, 244, 255: 250 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF4FF?

The complementary color is #F9FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF4FF color

#FAF4FF rgb(250, 244, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #FAF4FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.7% green and 100% blue (250, 244, 255).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#FAF4FF color codes

HEX	`#FAF4FF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 244, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.92, 3.94, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.92, 6.02, 310.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.822, 92.246, 107.662)`
Decimal	`16446719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF4FF, 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 #FAF4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #FAF4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf4ff; }
.text { color: #faf4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 244 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf4ff, #fff4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF4FF?: #FAF4FF 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 #FAF4FF?: The RGB value is 250, 244, 255: 250 red, 244 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF4FF?: The complementary color is #F9FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.