#f2effd Color Information

#f2effd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f2effd. In RGB, it consists of 94.9% Red, 93.7% Green, and 99.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.3% Cyan, 5.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 252.9°, with saturation of 77.8% and lightness of 96.5%. The decimal value for #f2effd is 15921149, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f2effd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#f2effd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color242, 239, 253 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color94.9%, 93.7%, 99.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.051, 0.063, 0.008 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.043, 0.055, 0, 0.008 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color252.9°, 77.8%, 96.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color252.9°, 5.5%, 99.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color85.214, 87.702, 105.365 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color242, 239, 253 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15921149 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color95.035, 3.526, -6.382 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)95.035, 7.291, 298.918 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color95.035, 0.861, -10.607 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color93.649, -1.465, -1.153 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.306, 0.315, 87.702 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294111229 / 0xfff2effd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffffff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #f2effd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f2effd, its pure hue is 252.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.8%, and its lightness is 96.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f2effd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1e20 to #d4d1dd.

Tints of #f2effd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f2effd, its pure hue is 252.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.8%, and its lightness is 96.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f2effd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f4f1fd to #fdfdff.

Tones of #f2effd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f2effd, its pure hue is 252.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f2effd, which range from #f6f6f6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f1edff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f2effd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f2effd! For #f2effd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f2effd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f2effd

This color, #f2effd, consists of 94.9% Red, 93.7% Green, and 99.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 242, Green = 239, Blue = 253. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f2effd is 4.3% Cyan, 5.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R94.9%
C4.3%
G93.7%
M5.5%
B99.2%
Y0.0%
K0.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 242 239 253
Octal 362 357 375
Hexa #f2 #ef #fd
Binary 11110010 11101111 11111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 5 0 0
Octal 4 5 0 0
Hexa #04 #05 #00 #00
Binary 00000100 00000101 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #f2effd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f2effd — which has hue 252.9° — its analogous colors are located at 222.9° and 282.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f2effd.

Triadic Colors of #f2effd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f2effd — which has hue 252.9° — its triadic colors are located at 12.9° and 252.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f2effd.

Complementary Color of #f2effd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f2effd — which has hue 252.9° — its complementary color is located at 72.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f2effd.

Split Complementary Colors of #f2effd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f2effd — which has hue 252.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.9° and 252.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f2effd.

Tetradic Colors of #f2effd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f2effd — which has hue 252.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 162.9°, 252.9°, 342.9°, and 72.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f2effd.

Monochromatic Colors of #f2effd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f2effd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ece9fb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8f7ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f2effd

We want to make getting started with #f2effd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f2effd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f2effd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f2effd with other HTML elements.

#f2effd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f2effd.
<span style="color: #f2effd;">The color of this text is #f2effd.</span>

#f2effd Background Color

The background color for this text is #f2effd.
<div style="background-color: #f2effd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f2effd.</div>

#f2effd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f2effd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f2effd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f2effd.</span>

#f2effd Border Color

This is a div with border color #f2effd.
<div style="border: #f2effd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f2effd.</div>

#f2effd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f2effd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f2effd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f2effd on a white background.</div></div>

#f2effd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f2effd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f2effd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f2effd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f2effd to White

This is a gradient from #f2effd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f2effd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f2effd to white.</div>

Gradient from #f2effd to Black

This is a gradient from #f2effd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f2effd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f2effd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f2effd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f2effd

In addition to using #f2effd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f2effd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f2effd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 242, Green = 239, Blue = 253). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f2effd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f2effd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(242, 239, 253)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f2effd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f2effd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f2effd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(242, 239, 253);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f2effd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:242, green:239, blue:253, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:242 green:239 blue:253 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(242f, 239f, 253f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(242, 239, 253);
 

#f2effd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f2effd the same way. For those with color blindness, #f2effd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f2effd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f2effd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f2effd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f2effd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f2effd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text