Ghost White (#F8F8FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.06:1 — vs black: 19.86:1

Color values

HEX #F8F8FF
RGB rgb(248, 248, 255)
HSL hsl(240, 100%, 98%)
CMYK cmyk( 3, 3, 0, 0 )
Websafe #FFFFFF

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F8F8FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#FFFFF8

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#F8FCFF

#FCF8FF

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#FFF8F8

#F8FFF8

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#FFFCF8

#FCFFF8

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#FFF8FC

#FFFFF8

#F8FFFC

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ghost White
#F8F8FF Base

#5F5FFF

#ACACFF

#CFCFFF

#E6E6FF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ghost White, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #00001A

— #000079

— #0000D8

— #3939FF

— #9898FF

Ghost White #F8F8FF Base

— #E6E6FF

— #E6E6FF

— #E6E6FF

— #E6E6FF

— #E6E6FF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F8F8FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F8F8FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F8F8FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F8F8FF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F8F8FF,
        #FFFFF8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F8F8FF,
        #FFFFF8
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ghost-white: #F8F8FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ghost-white-r: 248;
$ghost-white-g: 248;
$ghost-white-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ghost-white;
    color: rgba($ghost-white-r, $ghost-white-g, $ghost-white-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Ghost White appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F8F8FF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #F8F8FF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #F8F8FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F7F9F9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #F9F9F9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ghost White ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ghost White #F8F8FF Base

Magnolia #F8F4FF ΔE 2.88

Munsell #F2F3F4 ΔE 3.39

White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 3.60

Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 3.74

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.