#F8F4F8
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.1% 0.007 325.6), rgb(248, 244, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.28:1).
About this color
#F8F4F8 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.007. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.28:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.28:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F8F4F8 |
| RGB | rgb(248, 244, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 22%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.1% 0.007 325.6) |
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 #F8F4F8 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F8F4F8 | 19.28:1 | AAA | Lc 100.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #F8F4F8 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F8F4F8 text on black | 19.28:1 | AAA | Lc -101.4 | 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)
#F8F4F8
oklch(97.1% 0.007 325.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DBD8DB
oklch(88.5% 0.005 325.6)
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Step 300
300
#C4BFC4
oklch(81% 0.009 325.7)
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Step 400
400
#A59EA5
oklch(70.7% 0.013 325.7)
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Step 500
500
#8F868F
oklch(63.1% 0.017 325.8)
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Step 600
600
#79707A
oklch(55.7% 0.019 322.8)
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Step 700
700
#665D66
oklch(49% 0.018 325.8)
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Step 800
800
#534C53
oklch(42.6% 0.015 325.8)
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Step 900
900
#454045
oklch(37.8% 0.011 325.8)
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Step 950
950
#282528
oklch(26.9% 0.007 325.8)
#F8F4F8 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) | #F4F5F8 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F8 | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F8F4F5 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.007 |
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 #F8F4F8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.007
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.011
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.012
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.012
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.012
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.014
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.017
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.017
Use #F8F4F8 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.