Palettes / Colors / #F5EBFA

#F5EBFA — Pale Purple

#F5EBFA 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 #F5EBFA 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.

#F5EBFA 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 #F0FAEB; it also sits naturally between #EDEBFA and #FAEBF7. 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 #F5EBFA

.text { color: #F5EBFA; }
.background { background-color: #F5EBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 235, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EBFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FAEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5EBFA

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 #F5EBFA 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 #F5EBFA 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

← #F5EBF9  ·  #F5EBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EBFA?

#F5EBFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 245, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EBFA?

#F5EBFA is RGB 245, 235, 250 — HSL 280°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 2%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F5EBFA?

Its complement is #F0FAEB; analogous partners are #EDEBFA and #FAEBF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EBFA for text?

Black text on #F5EBFA has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.