#F8FDFF colour

#F8FDFF is a near white close to CSS mintcream. RGB 248, 253, 255, HSL 197, 100%, 99%. Black text passes AAA (20.49:1), white fails (1.03:1).

#F8FDFF

Nearest CSS name: mintcream #f5fffa (not an exact match)
Described as: a near white
Red, green, blue: 248, 253, 255
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.9743 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#f8fdff`
RGB	`rgb(248, 253, 255)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(97.3% 99.2% 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(197.1, 100%, 98.6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197.1, 2.7%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(197.1 97.3% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(98.97% -1.44 -1.56)`
OKLCH	`oklch(99.09% 0.0059 223.45)`
Decimal	`16317951`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.03:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 20.49:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	20.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #F8FDFF (20.49:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#f9fdff 18%#f9fdff 27%#fafeff 36%#fbfeff 45%#fbfeff 55%#fcfeff 64%#fcfeff 73%#fdfeff 82%#feffff 91%#feffff

9%#e1e6e8 18%#cbcfd1 27%#b4b8b9 36%#9ea1a2 45%#878a8b 55%#717374 64%#5a5c5d 73%#444546 82%#2d2e2e 91%#171717

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#f8fdff #fffaf8

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#f8fffe #f8fdff #f8faff

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#f8fdff #fff8fd #fdfff8

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#f8fdff #fff8fa #fffef8

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#f8fdff #fef8ff #fffaf8 #fafff8

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#f8fdff Protanopia#fcfdff Deuteranopia#fbfcff Tritanopia#f6fefe Achromatopsia#fcfcfc

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #f8fdff;`
Background	`background-color: #f8fdff;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #f8fdff;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(248 253 255 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #f8fdff;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8fdff, #959899);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fbfeff, #f8fdff);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #f8fdff; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

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Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.