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#F4E7F9 Color

#F4E7F9 is rgb(244, 231, 249) in RGB, hsl(283, 60%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4E7F9
HEX#F4E7F9
RGBrgb(244, 231, 249)
HSLhsl(283, 60%, 94%)
HSVhsv(283, 7%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.028 316.7)
LABlab(93.08% 6.92 -7.09)
LCHlch(93.08% 9.90 314.32)

What #F4E7F9 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 #F4E7F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.09Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.26Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 7.31Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 7.91Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 8.2Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 8.44

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

#F4E7F9 Channel Values

How #F4E7F9 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 231 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 60% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 7% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4E7F9 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4E7F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4E7F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4E7F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4E7F9
Complementary
#ECF9E7
Analogous
#EAE7F9
Analogous
#F9E7F5
Triadic
#F9F4E7
Triadic
#E7F9F4
Split comp.
#F5F9E7
Split comp.
#E7F9EA

Tints & Shades of #F4E7F9

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

#F6EBFA
#F6EBFA
#F7EFFB
#F7EFFB
#F9F3FC
#F9F3FC

Shades

#DBB1EC
#C37CDE
#AA47D1
#8A2CAF
#601F7A
#371145

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4E7F9.

How #F4E7F9 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#F4E7F9
Protanopia#E9E9F9
Protanomaly#EEE8F9
Deuteranopia#EBEBF9
Deuteranomaly#EFEAF9
Tritanopia#F2E9E9
Tritanomaly#F3E8F0
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #F4E7F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4e7f9: #F4E7F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4E7F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4e7f9': '#F4E7F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.906, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_f4e7f9">#F4E7F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4E7F9"

More Purple Colors

#F4E7F9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F4E7F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4E7F9?

#F4E7F9 is a lightest purple — rgb(244, 231, 249) in RGB and hsl(283, 60%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #F4E7F9?

#F4E7F9 is rgb(244, 231, 249) — red 244, green 231, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4E7F9?

#F4E7F9 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4E7F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4E7F9 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4E7F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4E7F9 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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