Palettes / Colors / #F5F4FA

#F5F4FA — Pale Muted Blue

#F5F4FA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the blue family.

#F5F4FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F9FAF5; it also sits naturally between #F5F6FA and #F8F5FA. 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 96% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5F4FA

.text { color: #F5F4FA; }
.background { background-color: #F5F4FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5F4FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 244, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 37%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5F4FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 244, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5F4FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 244, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5F4FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5F4FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FAF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5F4FA: #000000.

How #F5F4FA 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 #F5F4FA 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

← #F5F4F9  ·  #F5F4FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5F4FA?

#F5F4FA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 245, 244, 250). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5F4FA?

#F5F4FA is RGB 245, 244, 250 — HSL 250°, 37%, 97% — CMYK 2%, 2%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F5F4FA?

Its complement is #F9FAF5; analogous partners are #F5F6FA and #F8F5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5F4FA for text?

Black text on #F5F4FA has a contrast ratio of 19.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.