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#F4E2F9 Color

#F4E2F9 is rgb(244, 226, 249) in RGB, hsl(287, 66%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4E2F9
HEX#F4E2F9
RGBrgb(244, 226, 249)
HSLhsl(287, 66%, 93%)
HSVhsv(287, 9%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.036 318.9)
LABlab(91.86% 9.35 -8.88)
LCHlch(91.86% 12.89 316.50)

What #F4E2F9 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 #F4E2F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 6.03Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.63Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 8.76Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 9.25Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 9.34Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.49

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

#F4E2F9 Channel Values

How #F4E2F9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 244 · G 226 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 66% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 9% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4E2F9 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4E2F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4E2F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4E2F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4E2F9
Complementary
#E6F9E1
Analogous
#E8E1F9
Analogous
#F9E1F2
Triadic
#F9F4E1
Triadic
#E1F9F4
Split comp.
#F2F9E1
Split comp.
#E1F9E8

Tints & Shades of #F4E2F9

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

#F5E6FA
#F5E6FA
#F7EAFB
#F9EEFC
#FAF2FC
#FAF2FC

Shades

#DFAAEE
#CC78E3
#B741D8
#9324B2
#66197B
#3C0F48

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4E2F9.

How #F4E2F9 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#F4E2F9
Protanopia#E5E5F9
Protanomaly#EBE4F9
Deuteranopia#E8E8F9
Deuteranomaly#EDE6F9
Tritanopia#F1E5E5
Tritanomaly#F2E4ED
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F4E2F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4e2f9: #F4E2F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4E2F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4e2f9': '#F4E2F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.886, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_f4e2f9">#F4E2F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4E2F9"

More Purple Colors

#F4E2F9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F4E2F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4E2F9?

#F4E2F9 is a lightest purple — rgb(244, 226, 249) in RGB and hsl(287, 66%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #F4E2F9?

#F4E2F9 is rgb(244, 226, 249) — red 244, green 226, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4E2F9?

#F4E2F9 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4E2F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4E2F9 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4E2F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4E2F9 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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