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#F4E8F8 Color

#F4E8F8 is rgb(244, 232, 248) in RGB, hsl(285, 53%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 6%, 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4E8F8
HEX#F4E8F8
RGBrgb(244, 232, 248)
HSLhsl(285, 53%, 94%)
HSVhsv(285, 6%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.025 317.7)
LABlab(93.31% 6.30 -6.24)
LCHlch(93.31% 8.87 315.25)

What #F4E8F8 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 #F4E8F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.19Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 5.58Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 6.4Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 6.99Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 7.53Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.85

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

#F4E8F8 Channel Values

How #F4E8F8 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 232 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 53% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 6% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4E8F8 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4E8F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4E8F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4E8F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4E8F8
Complementary
#ECF8E8
Analogous
#ECE8F8
Analogous
#F8E8F4
Triadic
#F8F4E8
Triadic
#E8F8F4
Split comp.
#F4F8E8
Split comp.
#E8F8EC

Tints & Shades of #F4E8F8

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
#F9F3FB
#F9F3FB

Shades

#DBB5E8
#C382D9
#AB4FC9
#8B34A8
#612475
#371442

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4E8F8.

How #F4E8F8 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#F4E8F8
Protanopia#EAEAF8
Protanomaly#EEE9F8
Deuteranopia#ECECF8
Deuteranomaly#EFEAF8
Tritanopia#F2EAEA
Tritanomaly#F3E9F0
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #F4E8F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4e8f8: #F4E8F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4E8F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4e8f8': '#F4E8F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.910, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_f4e8f8">#F4E8F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4E8F8"

More Purple Colors

#F4E8F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F4E8F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4E8F8?

#F4E8F8 is a lightest purple — rgb(244, 232, 248) in RGB and hsl(285, 53%, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #F4E8F8?

#F4E8F8 is rgb(244, 232, 248) — red 244, green 232, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4E8F8?

#F4E8F8 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4E8F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4E8F8 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4E8F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4E8F8 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 5.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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