#F5F8FF
Closest named color: Ghost White (#F8F8FF). oklch(97.9% 0.01 267.4), rgb(245, 248, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.75:1).
About this color
#F5F8FF is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 98%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), ΔE 0.004 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.75:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (98%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Ghost White (#F8F8FF) |
| Black text | 19.75:1 |
| White text | 1.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F8FF |
| RGB | rgb(245, 248, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 100%, 98%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.9% 0.01 267.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F5F8FF | 1.06:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F8FF | 19.75:1 | AAA | Lc 101.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F8FF text on white | 1.06:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F8FF text on black | 19.75:1 | AAA | Lc -103.2 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F5F8FF
oklch(97.9% 0.01 267.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEC
oklch(93.7% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DE
oklch(88.5% 0.007 268.5)
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Step 300
300
#BDC0C9
oklch(80.8% 0.013 271.3)
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Step 400
400
#9BA0AE
oklch(70.6% 0.021 270.1)
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Step 500
500
#82899A
oklch(63% 0.027 267.8)
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Step 600
600
#6C7384
oklch(55.6% 0.028 267.7)
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Step 700
700
#5A6170
oklch(49.2% 0.026 265.6)
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Step 800
800
#4A4F5B
oklch(42.8% 0.021 267.5)
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Step 900
900
#3E414B
oklch(37.6% 0.018 272.3)
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Step 950
950
#24262C
oklch(26.9% 0.012 271)
#F5F8FF with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F6F8FF | 0.001 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F8FF | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F3F9FA | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F8F8F8 | 0.010 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F5F8FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.004
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.006
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.009
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.013
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.016
- Pale Grey #FDFDFE ΔE 0.018
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.019
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.020
Use #F5F8FF in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.