Zinc White (#FDF8FF)

The hex code for Zinc White is #FDF8FF. It is rgb(253, 248, 255) in RGB, hsl(283, 100%, 99%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a lightest purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF8FF

HEX#FDF8FF

RGBrgb(253, 248, 255)

HSLhsl(283, 100%, 99%)

HSVhsv(283, 3%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(98.5% 0.011 316.5)

LABlab(98.12% 2.64 -2.74)

LCHlch(98.12% 3.80 313.85)

Colors Closest to Zinc White

Zinc White is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 1.86 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 3.53 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 4.12 White#FFFFFFΔE 4.25 Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 4.41 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 4.72

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

#FDF8FF Channel Values

How Zinc White 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 253 · G 248 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 283° · S 100% · L 99%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 283° · S 3% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.05:1 vs white · 20.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Zinc White 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.

TextWhite text1.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text20.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDF8FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Zinc White

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Zinc White; 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 Zinc White

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

#FEFAFF

#FCF5FF

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDF8FF.

How Zinc White 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#FDF8FF

Protanopia#F9F9FF

Protanomaly#FBF9FF

Deuteranopia#FAFAFF

Deuteranomaly#FBF9FF

Tritanopia#FCF9F9

Tritanomaly#FCF9FB

Achromatopsia#FAFAFA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDF8FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--zinc-white: #FDF8FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF8FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'zinc-white': '#FDF8FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.973, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="zinc_white">#FDF8FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#FDF8FF"

More Purple Colors

Zinc White sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

0e001a fdf4ff 150024 faf5ff 170b22 fae8ff 1b0d35 f6cfff 1d0731 f3e8ff 1e0033 f2dff7 2f0d68 4000ff 5218fa 660099 6f2da8 8601af 9810fa a020f0 b19cd9 c46dd9 d0a1e8 e5c2ff

#FDF8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Zinc White?

The hex code for Zinc White is #FDF8FF. That is rgb(253, 248, 255) in RGB, hsl(283, 100%, 99%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FDF8FF?

#FDF8FF is rgb(253, 248, 255) — red 253, green 248, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF8FF?

#FDF8FF converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF8FF scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDF8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDF8FF 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 1.86, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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