Color reference

#F7EFFF color reference

Very Light Neutral

This is a very light neutral because its OKLCH chroma falls below the deterministic hue-family threshold. Its closest standardized CSS named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), measured with straight-line OKLab distance.

Descriptive label
Very Light Neutral
Recommended text
Black · 18.75:1
Relative luminance
0.887272
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#F7EFFF in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #F7EFFF
Format Value Action
HEX #F7EFFF
RGB rgb(247 239 255)
HSL hsl(270 100% 96.86%)
HSV hsv(270 6.27% 100%)
HWB hwb(270 93.73% 0%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.872701 0.887273 1.071396)
LAB lab(95.4276% 4.8971 -6.7246)
LCH lch(95.4276% 8.3188 306.0633)
OKLAB oklab(96.2979% 0.014103 -0.017923)
OKLCH oklch(96.2979% 0.022806 308.1977)

Real-world test

Try #F7EFFF on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #F7EFFF with black text at 18.75:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 1.12:1 · does not meet the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #F7EFFF Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

1.12:1

  • Fail AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Fail AA large text · 3:1
  • Fail UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #F7EFFF Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

18.75:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Pass AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Not recommended

Normal-sized text

#F7EFFF does not reach 4.5:1 on white or Hue Codex paper, so it should not be used there for normal-sized text.

Needs a boundary

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches only 1.07:1. Use a contrasting border or another non-color boundary for meaningful controls and graphics.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

Black text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #F7EFFF at 18.75:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Restrained neutral

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.0228 is restrained, which is generally more suitable for surfaces, borders, or neutral system roles than for a vivid accent.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is black at 18.75:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#F7EFFF foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
Black#000000 18.75:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 14.71:1
White#FFFFFF 1.12:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 1.07:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 1.03:1
Check #F7EFFF on another background in Contrast Checker

Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

Adjust the #F7EFFF scale in Tints, Shades & Tones

Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #F7EFFF
Complement

Analogous

Source #F7EFFF
Analogous −30° Chroma fitted to sRGB
Analogous +30°

Triadic

Source #F7EFFF
Triad +120°
Triad +240°

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Very Light Neutral
Complement
Explore #F7EFFF in Color Harmonies

Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Lavender Blush

#FFF0F5

OKLab distance ×100: 1.76

Tailwind v4 default

violet-50

oklch(96.9% 0.016 293.756)

OKLab distance ×100: 1.03 · sRGB preview #F5F3FF

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

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Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

Original#F7EFFF
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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

Original#F7EFFF
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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

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Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #F7EFFF with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #F7EFFF;
  --color-on-primary: #000000;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(96.2979% 0.022806 308.1977);
  --color-primary-50: #F7EFFF;
  --color-primary-100: #E2DAEA;
  --color-primary-200: #C8C1CF;
  --color-primary-300: #AEA7B5;
  --color-primary-400: #968F9C;
  --color-primary-500: #7E7784;
  --color-primary-600: #66606C;
  --color-primary-700: #504A55;
  --color-primary-800: #3B3540;
  --color-primary-900: #26222B;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #F7EFFF;
  --color-brand-foreground: #000000;
  --color-brand-50: #F7EFFF;
  --color-brand-100: #E2DAEA;
  --color-brand-200: #C8C1CF;
  --color-brand-300: #AEA7B5;
  --color-brand-400: #968F9C;
  --color-brand-500: #7E7784;
  --color-brand-600: #66606C;
  --color-brand-700: #504A55;
  --color-brand-800: #3B3540;
  --color-brand-900: #26222B;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#F7EFFF',
          '100': '#E2DAEA',
          '200': '#C8C1CF',
          '300': '#AEA7B5',
          '400': '#968F9C',
          '500': '#7E7784',
          '600': '#66606C',
          '700': '#504A55',
          '800': '#3B3540',
          '900': '#26222B',
          DEFAULT: '#F7EFFF',
          foreground: '#000000',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #F7EFFF;
$color-on-primary: #000000;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(96.2979% 0.022806 308.1977);
$color-primary-50: #F7EFFF;
$color-primary-100: #E2DAEA;
$color-primary-200: #C8C1CF;
$color-primary-300: #AEA7B5;
$color-primary-400: #968F9C;
$color-primary-500: #7E7784;
$color-primary-600: #66606C;
$color-primary-700: #504A55;
$color-primary-800: #3B3540;
$color-primary-900: #26222B;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #F7EFFF;
  --color-primary-tint: #C8C1CF;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #504A55;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Very Light Neutral",
    "hex": "#F7EFFF",
    "rgb": "rgb(247 239 255)",
    "oklch": "oklch(96.2979% 0.022806 308.1977)",
    "recommendedText": "#000000",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#F7EFFF",
        "100": "#E2DAEA",
        "200": "#C8C1CF",
        "300": "#AEA7B5",
        "400": "#968F9C",
        "500": "#7E7784",
        "600": "#66606C",
        "700": "#504A55",
        "800": "#3B3540",
        "900": "#26222B"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #F7EFFF in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #F7EFFF in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #F7EFFF in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #F7EFFF on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.