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#F5BEF8 Color

#F5BEF8 is rgb(245, 190, 248) in RGB, hsl(297, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5BEF8
HEX#F5BEF8
RGBrgb(245, 190, 248)
HSLhsl(297, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(297, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.098 324.7)
LABlab(83.40% 27.41 -20.88)
LCHlch(83.40% 34.46 322.70)

What #F5BEF8 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 #F5BEF8, 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 pink in the library.

#F5BEF8 Channel Values

How #F5BEF8 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 245 · G 190 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5BEF8 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5BEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5BEF8; 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 #F5BEF8

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5BEF8.

How #F5BEF8 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#F5BEF8
Protanopia#C9C9F8
Protanomaly#DCC5F8
Deuteranopia#D2D2F7
Deuteranomaly#E1CBF7
Tritanopia#EFC7C7
Tritanomaly#F1C3DC
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5BEF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5bef8: #F5BEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5BEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5bef8': '#F5BEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.745, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_f5bef8">#F5BEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5BEF8"

More Pink Colors

#F5BEF8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5BEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5BEF8?

#F5BEF8 is a lightest pink — rgb(245, 190, 248) in RGB and hsl(297, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #F5BEF8?

#F5BEF8 is rgb(245, 190, 248) — red 245, green 190, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5BEF8?

#F5BEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5BEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5BEF8 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5BEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5BEF8 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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