#FAF9FB Color

#FAF9FB is rgb(250, 249, 251) in RGB, hsl(270, 20%, 98%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cultured (#F5F5F5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAF9FB

HEX#FAF9FB

RGBrgb(250, 249, 251)

HSLhsl(270, 20%, 98%)

HSVhsv(270, 1%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(98.3% 0.003 308.4)

LABlab(98.05% 0.61 -0.84)

LCHlch(98.05% 1.03 305.84)

What #FAF9FB 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 #FAF9FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 1.83 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 1.94 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 2.07 White#FFFFFFΔE 2.21 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 2.49 Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 2.57

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#FAF9FB Channel Values

How #FAF9FB 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 250 · G 249 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 270° · S 20% · L 98%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 270° · S 1% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.05:1 vs white · 20.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAF9FB 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAF9FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAF9FB; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FAF9FB

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

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Shades

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How #FAF9FB 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#FAF9FB

Protanopia#F9F9FB

Protanomaly#FAF9FB

Deuteranopia#F9F9FB

Deuteranomaly#FAF9FB

Tritanopia#FAF9F9

Tritanomaly#FAF9FA

Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

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Using #FAF9FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-faf9fb: #FAF9FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAF9FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-faf9fb': '#FAF9FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.976, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_faf9fb">#FAF9FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#FAF9FB"

More Purple Colors

#FAF9FB 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

#FAF9FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAF9FB?

#FAF9FB is a lightest purple — rgb(250, 249, 251) in RGB and hsl(270, 20%, 98%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cultured (#F5F5F5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #FAF9FB?

#FAF9FB is rgb(250, 249, 251) — red 250, green 249, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAF9FB?

#FAF9FB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAF9FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAF9FB scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAF9FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAF9FB 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 1.83, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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