Nearest-color comparison

Magnolia vs Cool White

Magnolia and Cool White are different purple and blue colors with HEX values #F8F4FF and #F4F8FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.7, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Magnolia and Cool White are very close colors. Cool White is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Magnolia#F8F4FF

Cool White#F4F8FF

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance5.7

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0171

Hue delta44 deg

Lighter colorCool White

More saturatedMagnolia

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Magnolia

Magnolia is #F8F4FF, a cool purple color with light and pastel character. Compared with Cool 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

blue color

Cool White

Cool White is #F4F8FF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Magnolia, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F4F8FF RGB244, 248, 255 HSL218, 100, 98 CMYK4, 3, 0, 0 Luminance0.9359 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Magnolia or Cool White

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

Choose Cool WhiteCool White is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4F8FF.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMagnoliaCool White

HEX#F8F4FF#F4F8FF

RGB248, 244, 255244, 248, 255

HSL262, 100, 98218, 100, 98

CMYK3, 4, 0, 04, 3, 0, 0

FamilyPurpleBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneLight, PastelLight, Pastel

Luminance0.91880.9359

Black contrast19.38:119.72:1

White contrast1.08:11.07:1

Shared tonesLight, Pastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Magnoliablack text - 19.38:1

Cool Whiteblack text - 19.72:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Magnolia#F8F4FF

Cool White#F4F8FF

White#FFFFFF

#FBFFF5#FBFFF5

#FFFBF5#FFFBF5

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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  {
    "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 Cool 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"
  },
  {
    "slug": "cool-white",
    "name": "Cool White",
    "hex": "#F4F8FF",
    "rgb": [
      244,
      248,
      255
    ],
    "hsl": [
      218,
      100,
      98
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      4,
      3,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9359,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 19.72,
      "white": 1.07
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.72
    },
    "description": "Cool White is #F4F8FF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Magnolia, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cool-white/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-white.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 5.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 44,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0171,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cool White",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Magnolia"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Magnolia",
      "background": "#F8F4FF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.38
    },
    {
      "color": "Cool White",
      "background": "#F4F8FF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.72
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Magnolia is better when the design needs light and pastel purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F8F4FF.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cool White is better when the design needs light and pastel blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4F8FF.",
  "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/magnolia-vs-cool-white.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/magnolia.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-white.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Magnolia and Cool White are different purple and blue colors with HEX values #F8F4FF and #F4F8FF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.7, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        100,
        98
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      "cmyk": [
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        0
      ],
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      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      },
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    },
    {
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        248,
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        218,
        100,
        98
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      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 19.72
      },
      "description": "Cool White is #F4F8FF, a cool blue color with light and pastel character. Compared with Magnolia, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cool-white/",
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      },
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      }
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