Skip to content

#F9F5FF Color

#F9F5FF is rgb(249, 245, 255) in RGB, hsl(264, 100%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 0%) 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 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9F5FF
HEX#F9F5FF
RGBrgb(249, 245, 255)
HSLhsl(264, 100%, 98%)
HSVhsv(264, 4%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.6% 0.014 304.1)
LABlab(97.06% 2.70 -4.32)
LCHlch(97.06% 5.09 302.03)

What #F9F5FF 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 #F9F5FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 1.9Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.12Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 3.27Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 4.48Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 5.04Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 5.12

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

#F9F5FF Channel Values

How #F9F5FF 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 245 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 100% · L 98%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 4% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9F5FF 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9F5FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9F5FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9F5FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F9F5FF
Complementary
#FBFFF5
Analogous
#F5F6FF
Analogous
#FEF5FF
Triadic
#FFF9F5
Triadic
#F5FFF9
Split comp.
#FFFEF5
Split comp.
#F6FFF5

Tints & Shades of #F9F5FF

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

#F9F5FF
#F9F5FF
#F9F5FF
#F9F5FF
#F9F5FF
#F9F5FF

Shades

#D1B3FF
#A66BFF
#7E29FF
#5A00E0
#3F009E
#230057

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9F5FF.

How #F9F5FF 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#F9F5FF
Protanopia#F6F6FF
Protanomaly#F7F5FF
Deuteranopia#F6F6FF
Deuteranomaly#F7F6FF
Tritanopia#F8F6F6
Tritanomaly#F8F6FA
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9F5FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9f5ff: #F9F5FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9F5FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9f5ff': '#F9F5FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.961, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_f9f5ff">#F9F5FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9F5FF"

More Purple Colors

#F9F5FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#F9F5FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9F5FF?

#F9F5FF is a lightest purple — rgb(249, 245, 255) in RGB and hsl(264, 100%, 98%) 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 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #F9F5FF?

#F9F5FF is rgb(249, 245, 255) — red 249, green 245, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9F5FF?

#F9F5FF converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9F5FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9F5FF scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9F5FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9F5FF 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 2.12, which is below the threshold most people can see.

Open #F9F5FF in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.