Nearest-color comparison

Ghost White vs Magnolia

Ghost White and Magnolia are different blue and purple colors with HEX values #F8F8FF and #F8F4FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Ghost White and Magnolia are very close colors. Ghost White is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Ghost White#F8F8FF

Magnolia#F8F4FF

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Ghost White and Magnolia across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance4

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0243

Hue delta22 deg

Lighter colorGhost White

More saturatedGhost White

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Ghost White

Ghost White is #F8F8FF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Magnolia, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F8F8FF RGB248, 248, 255 HSL240, 100, 99 CMYK3, 3, 0, 0 Luminance0.9431 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

purple color

Magnolia

Magnolia is #F8F4FF, a cool purple color with light and pastel character. Compared with Ghost White, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F8F4FF RGB248, 244, 255 HSL262, 100, 98 CMYK3, 4, 0, 0 Luminance0.9188 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Ghost White or Magnolia

Choose Ghost WhiteGhost White is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F8F8FF.

Choose MagnoliaMagnolia is better when the design needs light and pastel purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F8F4FF.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGhost WhiteMagnolia

HEX#F8F8FF#F8F4FF

RGB248, 248, 255248, 244, 255

HSL240, 100, 99262, 100, 98

CMYK3, 3, 0, 03, 4, 0, 0

FamilyBluePurple

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneLight, PastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.94310.9188

Black contrast19.86:119.38:1

White contrast1.06:11.08:1

Shared tonesLight, Pastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Ghost Whiteblack text - 19.86:1

Magnoliablack text - 19.38:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Ghost White#F8F8FF

Magnolia#F8F4FF

White#FFFFFF

#FFFFFA#FFFFFA

#FBFFF5#FBFFF5

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "rgb": [
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    "hsl": [
      240,
      100,
      99
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      3,
      0,
      0
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    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9431,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.06
    },
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
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        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.86
    },
    "description": "Ghost White is #F8F8FF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Magnolia, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ghost-white/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ghost-white.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "magnolia",
    "name": "Magnolia",
    "hex": "#F8F4FF",
    "rgb": [
      248,
      244,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      262,
      100,
      98
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      3,
      4,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9188,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 19.38,
      "white": 1.08
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.38
    },
    "description": "Magnolia is #F8F4FF, a cool purple color with light and pastel character. Compared with Ghost White, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/magnolia/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/magnolia.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 22,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0243,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Ghost White",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Ghost White"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Ghost White",
      "background": "#F8F8FF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.86
    },
    {
      "color": "Magnolia",
      "background": "#F8F4FF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.38
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Ghost White is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F8F8FF.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Magnolia is better when the design needs light and pastel purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F8F4FF.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ghost-white-vs-magnolia.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ghost-white.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/magnolia.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Ghost White and Magnolia are different blue and purple colors with HEX values #F8F8FF and #F8F4FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        98
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