#F5E1FF Color

#F5E1FF is rgb(245, 225, 255) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 12%, 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 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5E1FF

HEX#F5E1FF

RGBrgb(245, 225, 255)

HSLhsl(280, 100%, 94%)

HSVhsv(280, 12%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.045 314.6)

LABlab(91.84% 11.01 -12.01)

LCHlch(91.84% 16.29 312.53)

What #F5E1FF 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 #F5E1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 6.63 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.55 Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 10.55 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.81 Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 11.27 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.4

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

#F5E1FF Channel Values

How #F5E1FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 245 · G 225 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 100% · L 94%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 12% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.23:1 vs white · 17.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5E1FF 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F5E1FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F5E1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5E1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F5E1FF

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

#F7E5FF

#F8EBFF

#FAF0FF

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5E1FF.

How #F5E1FF 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#F5E1FF

Protanopia#E5E5FF

Protanomaly#EBE3FF

Deuteranopia#E8E8FE

Deuteranomaly#EDE5FF

Tritanopia#F1E5E5

Tritanomaly#F3E3F0

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5E1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5e1ff: #F5E1FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5E1FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5e1ff': '#F5E1FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.882, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_f5e1ff">#F5E1FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#F5E1FF"

More Purple Colors

#F5E1FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#F5E1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5E1FF?

#F5E1FF is a lightest purple — rgb(245, 225, 255) in RGB and hsl(280, 100%, 94%) 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 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #F5E1FF?

#F5E1FF is rgb(245, 225, 255) — red 245, green 225, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5E1FF?

#F5E1FF converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5E1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5E1FF scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5E1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5E1FF 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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