#F5F3FF color
The swatch above shows #F5F3FF 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.
#F5F3FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color whitesmoke (#F5F5F5).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: violet-50. That means you can write bg-violet-50 or text-violet-50 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #F5F3FF |
| RGB | rgb(245, 243, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 100%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16118783 |
| CSS | color: #F5F3FF; |
| Android | 0xFFF5F3FF |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.953, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F5F3FF | 1.10:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F5F3FF | 19.15:1 — 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 #F5F3FF
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F5F3FF and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F5F3FF
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F5F3FF in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F5F3FF; background-color: #F5F3FF; }
.element { color: rgb(245 243 255); }
.element { color: hsl(250 100% 98%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-violet-50 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F5F3FF;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F5F3FF?
#F5F3FF is a very light, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 250° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness.
What is #F5F3FF in RGB?
#F5F3FF converts to rgb(245, 243, 255) — 245 red, 243 green and 255 blue.
What is #F5F3FF in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(4%, 5%, 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 #F5F3FF be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.15:1 versus 1.10:1).
What is the complementary color of #F5F3FF?
#FDFFF5 — the hue directly opposite #F5F3FF on the color wheel.