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#F4E7FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#F4E7FC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #F4E7FC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F4E7FC 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 #F0FCE8; it also sits naturally between #EBE8FC and #FCE8FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4E7FC · RGB 244, 231, 252

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Color values

HEX#F4E7FC
RGB244, 231, 252
HSL277°, 78%, 95%
HSV277°, 8%, 99%
CMYK3%, 8%, 0%, 1%
XYZ83.45, 83.41, 103.80
Yxy83.41, 0.3083, 0.3082
CIE-Lab93.20, 8.12, -8.57
Hunter Lab91.33, 8.29, -8.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 91% · Blue 99%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4E7FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4E7FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4E7FC

.text { color: #F4E7FC; }
.background { background-color: #F4E7FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E7FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 231, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 78%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E7FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 231, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E7FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 231, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E7FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E7FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E7FC

#E2BFF7#CF97F2#BC6EED#A945E8#971CE3#7916B6#5D118D#420C64#27073B#0C0212

Tints of #F4E7FC

#F5E8FC#F5E8FC#F5E8FC#F5E8FC#F7EDFD#F7EDFD#F7EDFD#F7EDFD#F7EDFD#F7EDFD

Tones of #F4E7FC

#F4EAFB#F4EBF9#F4EDF8#F3EEF6#F3EFF5#F3F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FCE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4E7FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E7FC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F4E7FC: ·

How #F4E7FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEEF7Deuteranopia · #EFF0F6Tritanopia · #F3F3F2

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4E7FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Palette F6e5f5
#F6E5F5 · #FBF4F9 · #F6E7E6 · #B9CCED
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#F3E8FF#F1EAFF#F7E8F6#F8E7F6#F6E5F5#F4EEFF#F8EDFF#F5EFFF#EBEAFF#FAE7F3#F6F1F8#F6DEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E7FB  ·  #F4E7FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E7FC?

#F4E7FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 244, 231, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E7FC?

#F4E7FC is RGB 244, 231, 252 — HSL 277°, 78%, 95% — CMYK 3%, 8%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F4E7FC?

Its complement is #F0FCE8; analogous partners are #EBE8FC and #FCE8FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E7FC for text?

Black text on #F4E7FC has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.