Nearest-color comparison
Magnolia #F8F4FF vs Cool White #F4F8FF: RGB distance 5.7 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Magnolia and Cool White are very close, with an RGB distance of 5.7. Cool White is lighter by 0.0171, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Magnolia and Cool White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
purple color
Magnolia is #F8F4FF, a cool purple with hue 262°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9188. Beside Cool White, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.38:1.
blue color
Cool White is #F4F8FF, a cool blue with hue 218°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9359. Beside Magnolia, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.72:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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248,
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"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
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"cmyk": [
4,
3,
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0
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},
"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"
}
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}{
"pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
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"color": "Magnolia",
"background": "#F8F4FF",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 19.38
},
{
"color": "Cool White",
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}{
"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."
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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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"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.",
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