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#FBF8FC Color

#FBF8FC is rgb(251, 248, 252) in RGB, hsl(285, 40%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF8FC
HEX#FBF8FC
RGBrgb(251, 248, 252)
HSLhsl(285, 40%, 98%)
HSVhsv(285, 2%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(98.3% 0.006 317.8)
LABlab(97.90% 1.55 -1.55)
LCHlch(97.90% 2.20 315.04)

What #FBF8FC 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 #FBF8FC, 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.

#FBF8FC Channel Values

How #FBF8FC 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 251 · G 248 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 40% · L 98%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 2% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 19.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF8FC 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 text19.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBF8FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF8FC; 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 #FBF8FC

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 #FBF8FC.

How #FBF8FC 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#FBF8FC
Protanopia#F9F9FC
Protanomaly#FAF8FC
Deuteranopia#F9F9FC
Deuteranomaly#FAF9FC
Tritanopia#FAF9F9
Tritanomaly#FBF8FA
Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

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Using #FBF8FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf8fc: #FBF8FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF8FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf8fc': '#FBF8FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.973, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf8fc">#FBF8FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF8FC"

More Purple Colors

#FBF8FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBF8FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF8FC?

#FBF8FC is a lightest purple — rgb(251, 248, 252) in RGB and hsl(285, 40%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.62.

What is the RGB value of #FBF8FC?

#FBF8FC is rgb(251, 248, 252) — red 251, green 248, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF8FC?

#FBF8FC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF8FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF8FC scores 1.05:1 against white and 19.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF8FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF8FC 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 ghostwhite (#F8F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.92, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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