#f4f3fc
a pale, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Ghost White
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #f4f3fc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Every format
| HEX | #f4f3fc |
| RGB | rgb(244, 243, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 60%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(96.2 1.9 -4.2) |
| LCH | lch(96.2 4.6 294.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.968 0.012 291.3) |
| Decimal | 16053244 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.957 0.953 0.988) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #f4f3fc;
background-color: #f4f3fc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f4f3fc] bg-[#f4f3fc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f4f3fc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.957, green: 0.953, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f4f3fc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF4F3FC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 243, 244)Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f4f3fc is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
:root {
--brand-50: #f4f3fc;
--brand-100: #EAE9F7;
--brand-200: #D0CCEF;
--brand-300: #ADA5E9;
--brand-400: #8478DD;
--brand-500: #5B4BD2;
--brand-600: #4131C4;
--brand-700: #3629A3;
--brand-800: #2C2183;
--brand-900: #231B5F;
--brand-950: #16113B;
--brand: #f4f3fc;
--brand-ink: #000000;
}Colors that work with #f4f3fc
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
How to use #f4f3fc
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Primary buttons and calls to action
- ✓Focus rings, active and selected states
- ✓Card and section backgrounds
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
- ⚠White text placed on it
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #FBFCF3 | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #F3F7FC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #F9F3FC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #FCF9F3 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #F7FCF3 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #FCF4F3 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #F3FCF4 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #FCF3F7 | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Color previews
#f4f3fc text on a black background
contrast 19.07:1
#f4f3fc text on a white background
contrast 1.10:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #f4f3fc;
background-color: #f4f3fc;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f4f3fc;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(244, 243, 252, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(244, 243, 252, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #f4f3fc; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4f3fc, #FAF3FC);
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #f4f3fc
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Snow White (#fffafa) — ΔE2000 4.6 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#f4f3fc in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.
#f4f3fc, answered
What color is #f4f3fc?
#f4f3fc is a pale vivid blue, closest to Ghost White (ΔE2000 1.5). It sits at 247° on the hue wheel with 60% saturation and 97% lightness, which reads as cool.
What is the RGB value of #f4f3fc?
rgb(244, 243, 252) — 244 red, 243 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 95.7% / 95.3% / 98.8% by channel.
Is #f4f3fc a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9036 and perceived brightness is 96%, so black text on it reaches 19.07:1.
Should I use black or white text on #f4f3fc?
Black. It scores 19.07:1 against #f4f3fc, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.
What is the complementary color of #f4f3fc?
#FBFCF3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FCF9F3 and #F7FCF3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #f4f3fc?
For interface work: #F5F4FA as the surface, #C5C0ED for borders, #544B9B for secondary text, #A39629 as an accent and #221A66 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3F7FC and #F9F3FC stays calm, while #FBFCF3 is the loudest partner.
What is #f4f3fc in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #f4f3fc warm or cool?
Cool — it scores 80 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F7F3FC; nudged cooler, #F3F5FC.