Palettes / Colors / #F4EAFA

#F4EAFA — Pale Purple

#F4EAFA is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #F4EAFA 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.

#F4EAFA 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 #F0FAEA; it also sits naturally between #ECEAFA and #FAEAF8. 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 96% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4EAFA

.text { color: #F4EAFA; }
.background { background-color: #F4EAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 234, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 234, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 234, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EAFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EAFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FAEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4EAFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4EAFA

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:

How #F4EAFA 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 #F4EAFA 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

← #F4EAF9  ·  #F4EAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4EAFA?

#F4EAFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 244, 234, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EAFA?

#F4EAFA is RGB 244, 234, 250 — HSL 278°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 2%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F4EAFA?

Its complement is #F0FAEA; analogous partners are #ECEAFA and #FAEAF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EAFA for text?

Black text on #F4EAFA has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.