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#F3E5FA Color

#F3E5FA is rgb(243, 229, 250) in RGB, hsl(280, 68%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3E5FA
HEX#F3E5FA
RGBrgb(243, 229, 250)
HSLhsl(280, 68%, 94%)
HSVhsv(280, 8%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.032 314.7)
LABlab(92.53% 7.68 -8.42)
LCHlch(92.53% 11.40 312.39)

What #F3E5FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F3E5FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#F3E5FA Channel Values

How #F3E5FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 243 · G 229 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 68% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 8% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3E5FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F3E5FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3E5FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F3E5FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #F3E5FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F3E5FA
Protanopia#E7E7FA
Protanomaly#ECE6FA
Deuteranopia#EAEAFA
Deuteranomaly#EEE8FA
Tritanopia#F0E8E8
Tritanomaly#F1E7EF
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #F3E5FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f3e5fa: #F3E5FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3E5FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3e5fa': '#F3E5FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.898, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_f3e5fa">#F3E5FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3E5FA"

More Purple Colors

#F3E5FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F3E5FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3E5FA?

#F3E5FA is a lightest purple — rgb(243, 229, 250) in RGB and hsl(280, 68%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #F3E5FA?

#F3E5FA is rgb(243, 229, 250) — red 243, green 229, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3E5FA?

#F3E5FA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3E5FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3E5FA scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3E5FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3E5FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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