#FAFAFF Color

#FAFAFF is rgb(250, 250, 255) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 99%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 0%) 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 1.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAFAFF

HEX#FAFAFF

RGBrgb(250, 250, 255)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 99%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 100%)

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

OKLCHoklch(98.7% 0.007 286.3)

LABlab(98.38% 0.66 -2.40)

LCHlch(98.38% 2.49 285.41)

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

Ghost White#F8F8FFΔE 1.19 Zinc White#FDF8FFΔE 2.02 White#FFFFFFΔE 2.97 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 3.1 Snow#FFFAFAΔE 3.21 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 3.35

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

#FAFAFF Channel Values

How #FAFAFF 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 250 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 99%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 2% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.04:1 vs white · 20.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAFAFF 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 text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAFAFF

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

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

#FAFAFF

#F5F5FF

Shades

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

How #FAFAFF 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#FAFAFF

Protanopia#FAFAFF

Protanomaly#FAFAFF

Deuteranopia#FAFAFF

Deuteranomaly#FAFAFF

Tritanopia#F9FBFB

Tritanomaly#FAFAFC

Achromatopsia#FAFAFA

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Using #FAFAFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fafaff: #FAFAFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAFAFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fafaff': '#FAFAFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.980, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_fafaff">#FAFAFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#FAFAFF"

More Blue Colors

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

00001f f9fafb 000024 f8fafc 00002e f8f8ff 000033 f5faff 000038 f5f5ff 000042 f5f3ff 001c3d 007bb8 0f172b 1c398e 2a2069 372a89 4d4dff 627dca 7979e2 94b1ff b6e1fc d3edfd

#FAFAFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAFAFF?

#FAFAFF is a lightest blue — rgb(250, 250, 255) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 99%) 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 1.19.

What is the RGB value of #FAFAFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #FAFAFF?

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

Should text on #FAFAFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAFAFF scores 1.04:1 against white and 20.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAFAFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAFAFF 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 1.19, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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