#F8EFFB Color

#F8EFFB is rgb(248, 239, 251) in RGB, hsl(285, 60%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8EFFB

HEX#F8EFFB

RGBrgb(248, 239, 251)

HSLhsl(285, 60%, 96%)

HSVhsv(285, 5%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(96.3% 0.019 317.7)

LABlab(95.42% 4.70 -4.67)

LCHlch(95.42% 6.62 315.18)

What #F8EFFB 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 #F8EFFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 3.9 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 4.06 Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 4.37 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 4.61 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.54 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 6.7

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

#F8EFFB Channel Values

How #F8EFFB 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 248 · G 239 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 285° · S 60% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 285° · S 5% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.12:1 vs white · 18.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8EFFB 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8EFFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8EFFB; 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 #F8EFFB

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

#F8EFFB

#FAF3FC

#FBF7FD

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8EFFB.

How #F8EFFB 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#F8EFFB

Protanopia#F1F1FB

Protanomaly#F4F0FB

Deuteranopia#F2F2FB

Deuteranomaly#F4F1FB

Tritanopia#F6F1F1

Tritanomaly#F7F0F5

Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #F8EFFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8effb: #F8EFFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8EFFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8effb': '#F8EFFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.937, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_f8effb">#F8EFFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#F8EFFB"

More Purple Colors

#F8EFFB 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

#F8EFFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8EFFB?

#F8EFFB is a lightest purple — rgb(248, 239, 251) in RGB and hsl(285, 60%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #F8EFFB?

#F8EFFB is rgb(248, 239, 251) — red 248, green 239, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8EFFB?

#F8EFFB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8EFFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8EFFB scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8EFFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8EFFB 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.37, which is very hard to tell apart.

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