Palettes / Colors / #F2EFF5

#F2EFF5 — Pale Dusty Purple

#F2EFF5 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#F2EFF5 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2F5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFEFF5 and #F5EFF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 94% · Blue 96%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F2EFF5

.text { color: #F2EFF5; }
.background { background-color: #F2EFF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EFF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 239, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 23%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EFF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 239, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EFF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 239, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EFF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EFF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2EFF5: #000000.

How #F2EFF5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2EFF5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2EFF4  ·  #F2EFF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EFF5?

#F2EFF5 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 239, 245). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EFF5?

#F2EFF5 is RGB 242, 239, 245 — HSL 270°, 23%, 95% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #F2EFF5?

Its complement is #F2F5EF; analogous partners are #EFEFF5 and #F5EFF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EFF5 for text?

Black text on #F2EFF5 has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.