#F3E8FF color
The swatch above shows #F3E8FF with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#F3E8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the CSS named color lavender (#E6E6FA).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: purple-100. That means you can write bg-purple-100 or text-purple-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #F3E8FF |
| RGB | rgb(243, 232, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 100%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 15984895 |
| CSS | color: #F3E8FF; |
| Android | 0xFFF3E8FF |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.910, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F3E8FF | 1.18:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F3E8FF | 17.80:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #F3E8FF
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F3E8FF and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F3E8FF
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F3E8FF in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F3E8FF; background-color: #F3E8FF; }
.element { color: rgb(243 232 255); }
.element { color: hsl(269 100% 95%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-purple-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F3E8FF;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F3E8FF?
#F3E8FF is a very light, vivid violet. Its hue sits at 269° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness.
What is #F3E8FF in RGB?
#F3E8FF converts to rgb(243, 232, 255) — 243 red, 232 green and 255 blue.
What is #F3E8FF in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #F3E8FF be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (17.80:1 versus 1.18:1).
What is the complementary color of #F3E8FF?
#F3FFE5 — the hue directly opposite #F3E8FF on the color wheel.