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#F9F7FC Color

#F9F7FC is rgb(249, 247, 252) in RGB, hsl(264, 45%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9F7FC
HEX#F9F7FC
RGBrgb(249, 247, 252)
HSLhsl(264, 45%, 98%)
HSVhsv(264, 2%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.9% 0.007 304.2)
LABlab(97.49% 1.35 -2.16)
LCHlch(97.49% 2.54 301.95)

What #F9F7FC 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 #F9F7FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#F9F7FC Channel Values

How #F9F7FC 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 247 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 45% · L 98%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 2% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9F7FC 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 text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F9F7FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9F7FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F9F7FC

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.

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Shades

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How #F9F7FC 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#F9F7FC
Protanopia#F7F7FC
Protanomaly#F8F7FC
Deuteranopia#F8F8FC
Deuteranomaly#F8F7FC
Tritanopia#F8F8F8
Tritanomaly#F9F7F9
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

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Using #F9F7FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9f7fc: #F9F7FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9F7FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9f7fc': '#F9F7FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.969, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_f9f7fc">#F9F7FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9F7FC"

More Purple Colors

#F9F7FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9F7FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9F7FC?

#F9F7FC is a lightest purple — rgb(249, 247, 252) in RGB and hsl(264, 45%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.3.

What is the RGB value of #F9F7FC?

#F9F7FC is rgb(249, 247, 252) — red 249, green 247, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9F7FC?

#F9F7FC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9F7FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9F7FC scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9F7FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9F7FC 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 1.3, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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