#F5FAFF Color

#F5FAFF is rgb(245, 250, 255) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5FAFF

HEX#F5FAFF

RGBrgb(245, 250, 255)

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 98%)

HSVhsv(210, 4%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(98.3% 0.009 247.9)

LABlab(98.00% -1.04 -3.01)

LCHlch(98.00% 3.18 251.01)

What #F5FAFF 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 #F5FAFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 1.75 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.02 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 3.5 Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 3.68 White#FFFFFFΔE 3.76 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 4.08

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#F5FAFF Channel Values

How #F5FAFF 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 250 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 100% · L 98%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 4% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.05:1 vs white · 20:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5FAFF 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5FAFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5FAFF; 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 #F5FAFF

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

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5FAFF.

How #F5FAFF 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#F5FAFF

Protanopia#F9F9FF

Protanomaly#F8F9FF

Deuteranopia#F8F8FF

Deuteranomaly#F7F9FF

Tritanopia#F4FBFB

Tritanomaly#F5FAFC

Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

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Using #F5FAFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5faff: #F5FAFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5FAFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5faff': '#F5FAFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.980, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_f5faff">#F5FAFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#F5FAFF"

More Blue Colors

#F5FAFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f8f8ff f5f5ff f8fafc f5f3ff f9fafb f3f4f6 fafaff f2f2fc 00001f f1f5f9 000024 f0f9ff 000f89 0073e6 0e1b25 1a4065 273be2 364153 4b5d67 6082b6 778899 91a8ee afa3f5 d1d5dc

#F5FAFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5FAFF?

#F5FAFF is a lightest blue — rgb(245, 250, 255) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.75.

What is the RGB value of #F5FAFF?

#F5FAFF is rgb(245, 250, 255) — red 245, green 250, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5FAFF?

#F5FAFF converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5FAFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5FAFF scores 1.05:1 against white and 20:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5FAFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5FAFF 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 aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.75, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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