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#F5DDFE Color

#F5DDFE is rgb(245, 221, 254) in RGB, hsl(284, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5DDFE
HEX#F5DDFE
RGBrgb(245, 221, 254)
HSLhsl(284, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(284, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.051 316.8)
LABlab(90.85% 12.83 -12.95)
LCHlch(90.85% 18.23 314.75)

What #F5DDFE 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 #F5DDFE, 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.

#F5DDFE Channel Values

How #F5DDFE 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 221 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5DDFE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5DDFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5DDFE; 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 #F5DDFE

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 #F5DDFE.

How #F5DDFE 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#F5DDFE
Protanopia#E1E1FE
Protanomaly#E9E0FE
Deuteranopia#E5E5FD
Deuteranomaly#ECE2FE
Tritanopia#F1E2E2
Tritanomaly#F3E0ED
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #F5DDFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5ddfe: #F5DDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5DDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5ddfe': '#F5DDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.867, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_f5ddfe">#F5DDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5DDFE"

More Purple Colors

#F5DDFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5DDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5DDFE?

#F5DDFE is a lightest purple — rgb(245, 221, 254) in RGB and hsl(284, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #F5DDFE?

#F5DDFE is rgb(245, 221, 254) — red 245, green 221, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5DDFE?

#F5DDFE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5DDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5DDFE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5DDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5DDFE 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 10.6, which is visibly different.

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