What color is #F1E9FD?

#F1E9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E9FD?

The RGB value is 241, 233, 253: 241 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E9FD?

The complementary color is #F5FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E9FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E9FD color

#F1E9FD rgb(241, 233, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F1E9FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91.4% green and 99.2% blue (241, 233, 253).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#F1E9FD color codes

HEX	`#F1E9FD`
RGB	`rgb(241, 233, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, 6.28, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 10.72, 305.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.141, 84.071, 104.757)`
Decimal	`15854077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E9FD, 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 #F1E9FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E9FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #F1E9FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e9fd; }
.text { color: #f1e9fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e9fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 233 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e9fd, #fbe9fd); }

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Questions

What color is #F1E9FD?: #F1E9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E9FD?: The RGB value is 241, 233, 253: 241 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E9FD?: The complementary color is #F5FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E9FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.