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#F4E7F8 Color

#F4E7F8 is rgb(244, 231, 248) in RGB, hsl(286, 55%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 3%) 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 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4E7F8
HEX#F4E7F8
RGBrgb(244, 231, 248)
HSLhsl(286, 55%, 94%)
HSVhsv(286, 7%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.026 318.2)
LABlab(93.06% 6.78 -6.60)
LCHlch(93.06% 9.47 315.78)

What #F4E7F8 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 #F4E7F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.25Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.11Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 6.87Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 7.59Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 8.16Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.32

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

#F4E7F8 Channel Values

How #F4E7F8 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 244 · G 231 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 55% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 7% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4E7F8 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4E7F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4E7F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4E7F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4E7F8
Complementary
#EBF8E7
Analogous
#ECE7F8
Analogous
#F8E7F4
Triadic
#F8F4E7
Triadic
#E7F8F4
Split comp.
#F4F8E7
Split comp.
#E7F8EC

Tints & Shades of #F4E7F8

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.

Tints

#F6EBF9
#F6EBF9
#F8EFFA
#F8EFFA
#FAF3FC
#FAF3FC

Shades

#DDB4E9
#C581DA
#AE4DCB
#8E31AA
#632277
#381443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4E7F8.

How #F4E7F8 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#F4E7F8
Protanopia#E9E9F8
Protanomaly#EEE8F8
Deuteranopia#EBEBF8
Deuteranomaly#EFEAF8
Tritanopia#F2E9E9
Tritanomaly#F3E8EF
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #F4E7F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4e7f8: #F4E7F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4E7F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4e7f8': '#F4E7F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.906, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_f4e7f8">#F4E7F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4E7F8"

More Purple Colors

#F4E7F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F4E7F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4E7F8?

#F4E7F8 is a lightest purple — rgb(244, 231, 248) in RGB and hsl(286, 55%, 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 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #F4E7F8?

#F4E7F8 is rgb(244, 231, 248) — red 244, green 231, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4E7F8?

#F4E7F8 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4E7F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4E7F8 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4E7F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4E7F8 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 5.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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