Palettes / Colors / #F5EFFB

#F5EFFB — Pale Purple

#F5EFFB is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#F5EFFB 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 #F5FBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEFFB and #FBEFFB. 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 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFFB

.text { color: #F5EFFB; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5EFFB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFFB: #000000.

How #F5EFFB 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 #F5EFFB 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

← #F5EFFA  ·  #F5EFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EFFB?

#F5EFFB is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 245, 239, 251). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFFB?

#F5EFFB is RGB 245, 239, 251 — HSL 270°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 2%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F5EFFB?

Its complement is #F5FBEF; analogous partners are #EFEFFB and #FBEFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFFB for text?

Black text on #F5EFFB has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.