HEX atlas value

#F8F4FF

#F8F4FF is a cool purple HEX color close to Magnolia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 244, 255, HSL 262, 100%, 98%, has luminance 0.9188, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

purple cool light pastel

#F8F4FF Sample readable text

HEX #F8F4FF

RGB rgb(248, 244, 255)

HSL hsl(262 100% 98%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 4, 0, 0)

Luminance 0.9188

Contrast Black 19.38:1White 1.08:1

CSS

--color-f8f4ff: #F8F4FF;
.background-f8f4ff { background-color: #F8F4FF; }
.text-f8f4ff { color: #F8F4FF; }

Luminance0.9188

Black text19.38:1AA Pass

White text1.08:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F8F4FF","rgb":[248,244,255],"hsl":[262,100,98],"cmyk":[3,4,0,0],"luminance":0.9188,"contrast":{"black":19.38,"white":1.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBFFF5","hex":"#FBFFF5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.72,"contrastWhite":1.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Ghost White","hex":"#F8F8FF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.86,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEF5FF","hex":"#FEF5FF","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.72,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cool White","hex":"#F4F8FF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.72,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","light","pastel","light purple","pastel purple","Magnolia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8f4ff.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/magnolia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ghost-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cool-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FBFFF5","analogous":["#F5F6FF","#FEF5FF"],"triadic":["#FFF9F5","#F5FFF9"],"tetradic":["#FFF5F6","#FBFFF5","#F5FFFE"],"splitComplementary":["#FFFEF5","#F6FFF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8F4FF","#BE99FF"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BE99FF","saturated":"#F9F5FF","desaturated":"#F9F6FE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"magnolia","name":"Magnolia","hex":"#F8F4FF","distance":0},{"slug":"ghost-white","name":"Ghost White","hex":"#F8F8FF","distance":4},{"slug":"cool-white","name":"Cool White","hex":"#F4F8FF","distance":5.656854249492381},{"slug":"cloud","name":"Cloud","hex":"#F5F6F7","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"alice-blue","name":"Alice Blue","hex":"#F0F8FF","distance":8.94427190999916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8F4FF

#F8F4FF is classified as a cool purple value with light and pastel visual character. #F8F4FF is visually closest to Magnolia, a named purple color with HEX #F8F4FF.

The RGB channels are 248, 244, and 255, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 262deg with 100% saturation and 98% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.9188, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.38:1AA Pass

White text1.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8F4FF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FBFFF5#000000 text · best 20.72:1#FBFFF5

Ghost White#000000 text · best 19.86:1#F8F8FF

#FEF5FF#000000 text · best 19.72:1#FEF5FF

Cool White#000000 text · best 19.72:1#F4F8FF

Generated Palette

Magnolia#F8F4FF

#FBFFF5#FBFFF5

#F5F6FF#F5F6FF

#FEF5FF#FEF5FF

White#FFFFFF

#BE99FF#BE99FF

Color Harmonies

#FBFFF5#FBFFF5

#F5F6FF#F5F6FF

#FEF5FF#FEF5FF

#FFF9F5#FFF9F5

#F5FFF9#F5FFF9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BE99FF#BE99FF

#F9F5FF#F9F5FF

#F9F6FE#F9F6FE

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Magnolia#F8F4FF

Ghost White#F8F8FF

Cool White#F4F8FF

Cloud#F5F6F7

Alice Blue#F0F8FF

#F8F4FF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8F4FF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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