#F5E3FF Hex Color
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Close to the palest lilac candy, #f5e3ff is a very light purple with barely any saturation. That low chroma suits it to soft backgrounds in spring themes, baby products, and confectionery branding, where black text on it reaches about 17.3:1 contrast. It can look washed out next to plain white, so pair it with a deep plum or charcoal for definition.
Questions about #f5e3ff
What is #f5e3ff in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f5e3ff is rgb(245, 227, 255), in HSL hsl(279, 100%, 95%) and in CMYK 4%, 11%, 0%, 0%. Browse more shades of purple with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #f5e3ff?
Deep plum and charcoal ground this pale pastel best, since its low saturation needs darker partners for definition. Olive green makes a less obvious but pleasing spring combination.
Does #f5e3ff read warm or cool?
It sits close to neutral, with a faint red lift in its violet undertones that keeps it from feeling cold. Most viewers read it as soft rather than firmly warm or cool.
Is #f5e3ff readable on white or black?
#f5e3ff has a 1.21:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.31:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.