#F9F3FC Color

#F9F3FC is rgb(249, 243, 252) in RGB, hsl(280, 60%, 97%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9F3FC

HEX#F9F3FC

RGBrgb(249, 243, 252)

HSLhsl(280, 60%, 97%)

HSVhsv(280, 4%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(97.1% 0.013 314.8)

LABlab(96.50% 3.26 -3.59)

LCHlch(96.50% 4.85 312.19)

What #F9F3FC 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 #F9F3FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 1.92 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.64 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 3.85 Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 4.05 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 4.85 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 4.97

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

#F9F3FC Channel Values

How #F9F3FC 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 249 · G 243 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 60% · L 97%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 4% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.09:1 vs white · 19.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9F3FC 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9F3FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9F3FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9F3FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F9F3FC

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

#F9F3FC

#FBF7FD

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9F3FC.

How #F9F3FC 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#F9F3FC

Protanopia#F4F4FC

Protanomaly#F6F4FC

Deuteranopia#F5F5FC

Deuteranomaly#F7F4FC

Tritanopia#F8F4F4

Tritanomaly#F8F4F7

Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

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Using #F9F3FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9f3fc: #F9F3FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9F3FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9f3fc': '#F9F3FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.953, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_f9f3fc">#F9F3FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#F9F3FC"

More Purple Colors

#F9F3FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#F9F3FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9F3FC?

#F9F3FC is a lightest purple — rgb(249, 243, 252) in RGB and hsl(280, 60%, 97%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinc White (#FDF8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #F9F3FC?

#F9F3FC is rgb(249, 243, 252) — red 249, green 243, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9F3FC?

#F9F3FC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9F3FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9F3FC scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9F3FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9F3FC 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 ghostwhite (#F8F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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