What color is #F1E9FA?

#F1E9FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E9FA?

The RGB value is 241, 233, 250: 241 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E9FA?

The complementary color is #F2FAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E9FA color

#F1E9FA rgb(241, 233, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F1E9FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91.4% green and 98% blue (241, 233, 250).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#F1E9FA color codes

HEX	`#F1E9FA`
RGB	`rgb(241, 233, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.4, 5.73, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.4, 9.23, 308.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.667, 83.881, 102.26)`
Decimal	`15854074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E9FA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F1E9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F1E9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e9fa; }
.text { color: #f1e9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 233 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e9fa, #fae9fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F1E9FA?: #F1E9FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E9FA?: The RGB value is 241, 233, 250: 241 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E9FA?: The complementary color is #F2FAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.