#F1F5F9 Color

#F1F5F9 is rgb(241, 245, 249) in RGB, hsl(210, 40%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1F5F9

HEX#F1F5F9

RGBrgb(241, 245, 249)

HSLhsl(210, 40%, 96%)

HSVhsv(210, 3%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(96.8% 0.007 247.9)

LABlab(96.32% -0.83 -2.42)

LCHlch(96.32% 2.56 250.94)

What #F1F5F9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F1F5F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 2.28 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.45 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 2.57 Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 3.92 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 4.1 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 4.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#F1F5F9 Channel Values

How #F1F5F9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 241 · G 245 · B 249	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 40% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 3% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.1:1 vs white · 19.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1F5F9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F1F5F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F1F5F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1F5F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #F1F5F9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F1F5F9

#F4F7FA

#F8FAFC

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F1F5F9.

How #F1F5F9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F1F5F9

Protanopia#F4F4F9

Protanomaly#F3F5F9

Deuteranopia#F4F4F9

Deuteranomaly#F3F4F9

Tritanopia#F0F6F6

Tritanomaly#F1F5F7

Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F1F5F9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f1f5f9: #F1F5F9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1F5F9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1f5f9': '#F1F5F9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.961, blue: 0.976)

Android XML<color name="color_f1f5f9">#F1F5F9</color>

SVG fillfill="#F1F5F9"

More Blue Colors

#F1F5F9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f2f2fc f0f9ff f3f4f6 f0f8ff f5f3ff eff6ff f5f5ff eff1fe f5faff eef2ff f8f8ff eeeefc 0000e6 0069d1 0c2b64 191632 2626c0 3366ff 4747ff 5d8aa8 7575ff 8f8fff acace6 cddcf9

#F1F5F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1F5F9?

#F1F5F9 is a lightest blue — rgb(241, 245, 249) in RGB and hsl(210, 40%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.28.

What is the RGB value of #F1F5F9?

#F1F5F9 is rgb(241, 245, 249) — red 241, green 245, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1F5F9?

#F1F5F9 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1F5F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1F5F9 scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1F5F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1F5F9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.28, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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