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#F9E5FF Color

#F9E5FF is rgb(249, 229, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9E5FF
HEX#F9E5FF
RGBrgb(249, 229, 255)
HSLhsl(286, 100%, 95%)
HSVhsv(286, 10%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.041 318.4)
LABlab(93.15% 10.42 -10.04)
LCHlch(93.15% 14.47 316.08)

What #F9E5FF 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 #F9E5FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 5.88Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.78Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 9.35Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 10.2Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 10.35Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 10.97

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

#F9E5FF Channel Values

How #F9E5FF 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 249 · G 229 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 100% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 10% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9E5FF 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 text17.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9E5FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9E5FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9E5FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F9E5FF
Complementary
#EBFFE5
Analogous
#ECE5FF
Analogous
#FFE5F8
Triadic
#FFF9E5
Triadic
#E5FFF9
Split comp.
#F8FFE5
Split comp.
#E5FFEC

Tints & Shades of #F9E5FF

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

#F9E5FF
#FAEBFF
#FAEBFF
#FBF0FF
#FBF0FF
#FDF5FF

Shades

#EAA3FF
#DA61FF
#CB1FFF
#A800DB
#750099
#420057

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9E5FF.

How #F9E5FF 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#F9E5FF
Protanopia#E9E9FF
Protanomaly#EFE7FF
Deuteranopia#ECECFE
Deuteranomaly#F1E9FF
Tritanopia#F6E8E8
Tritanomaly#F7E7F2
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9E5FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9e5ff: #F9E5FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9E5FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9e5ff': '#F9E5FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.898, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_f9e5ff">#F9E5FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9E5FF"

More Purple Colors

#F9E5FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F9E5FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9E5FF?

#F9E5FF is a lightest purple — rgb(249, 229, 255) in RGB and hsl(286, 100%, 95%) 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #F9E5FF?

#F9E5FF is rgb(249, 229, 255) — red 249, green 229, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9E5FF?

#F9E5FF converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9E5FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9E5FF scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9E5FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9E5FF 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 7.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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