Palettes / Colors / #F5EFFA

#F5EFFA — Pale Muted Purple

#F5EFFA is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#F5EFFA 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 #F4FAEF; it also sits naturally between #F0EFFA and #FAEFFA. 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 94% · Blue 98%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFFA

.text { color: #F5EFFA; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 52%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5EFFA

Tints of #F5EFFA

Tones of #F5EFFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFFA: #000000.

How #F5EFFA 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 #F5EFFA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F5EFF9  ·  #F5EFFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EFFA?

#F5EFFA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 245, 239, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFFA?

#F5EFFA is RGB 245, 239, 250 — HSL 273°, 52%, 96% — CMYK 2%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F5EFFA?

Its complement is #F4FAEF; analogous partners are #F0EFFA and #FAEFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFFA for text?

Black text on #F5EFFA has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.