CSS named color

Lavender Blush #FFF0F5

The CSS keyword lavenderblush is #FFF0F5. It is an off-white in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.968 with chroma 0.017, too low for hue to matter.

Relative luminance
0.9017
OKLCH L · C · h
0.968 · 0.017 · 355.1
Best text
Black 19.03:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FFF0F5 color codes

HEX
#FFF0F5
RGB
rgb(255, 240, 245)
HSL
hsl(340, 100%, 97%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.968 0.017 355.1)
OKLab
oklab(0.968 0.017 -0.001)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 96.07, a* 5.89, b* -0.59
XYZ (D65)
X 88.88, Y 90.17, Z 99.09
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 0%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FFF0F5 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 19.03:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.10:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    19.03:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +99

  • White text on it

    1.10:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.10:1

  • As text on black

    19.03:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −100

  • As text on white

    1.10:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.10:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #807377 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.97 to 0.57 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FFF0F5 19.03:1

    It already reaches 19.03:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FFF0F5 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FFF0F5

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FFF0F5 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FFF0F5
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.03
  2. 100#F4E7EB
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.47
  3. 200#E0D3D8
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.47
  4. 300#C7BABE
    White
    1.87
    Black
    11.19
  5. 400#AB9DA2
    White
    2.60
    Black
    8.07
  6. 500#8F8287
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.71
  7. 600#776B6F
    White
    5.10
    Black
    4.11
  8. 700#605458
    White
    7.22
    Black
    2.90
  9. 800#473C40
    White
    10.56
    Black
    1.98
  10. 900#2F2629
    White
    14.68
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1B1416
    White
    18.13
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FFF0F5 can get

A gray has no hue, so no gamut holds a more vivid version of #FFF0F5: more chroma would make it another color.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.017
sRGB edge
No hue
Display P3 edge
No hue
Rec. 2020 edge
No hue
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 500 nm
Excitation purity
3%
Chromaticity
x 0.3195, y 0.3242

Mixing

Mixing #FFF0F5

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FFF8FA
  • OKLab50%#FFF7FA
  • OKLCH50%#FFF8FA

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#80787B
  • OKLab50%#635D5F
  • OKLCH50%#635D5F
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fff0f5, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fff0f5 50%, white);

In use

#FFF0F5 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:119.03:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.10:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.10:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.10:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #807377 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:119.03:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:116.98:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:116.98:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:116.98:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FFF0F5 looks with color blindness

As a neutral it barely changes under any simulation, ΔE2000 7.4 at most.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #F1F2F5 ΔE2000 7.3

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F5F5F5 ΔE2000 7.4

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFF0F2 ΔE2000 1.4

    Very close

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F4F4F4 ΔE2000 7.4

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FFF0F5

A neutral has no hue to rotate, so every harmony collapses back to the same gray. Pair it with an accent color instead.

Or pair it by lightness: steps of its own scale as text on it, and what each can carry.

Build a lightness scale in Harmony Studio

  • Step 950 #1B1416 · 16.43:1

    Body text, AAA

  • Step 700 #605458 · 6.54:1

    Body text, AA

  • Step 300 #C7BABE · 1.70:1

    Decoration only, under 3:1

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-lavenderblush: #fff0f5;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        lavenderblush: '#fff0f5',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-lavenderblush: oklch(0.968 0.017 355.1);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "lavenderblush": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.9412, 0.9608],
        "hex": "#fff0f5"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color lavenderblush"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let lavenderblush = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.941, blue: 0.961, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Lavenderblush = Color(0xFFFFF0F5)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FFF0F5 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.