What color is #F9E3FD?

#F9E3FD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E3FD?

The RGB value is 249, 227, 253: 249 red, 227 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E3FD?

The complementary color is #E7FDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E3FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E3FD color

#F9E3FD rgb(249, 227, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F9E3FD is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 89% green and 99.2% blue (249, 227, 253).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 87% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#F9E3FD color codes

HEX	`#F9E3FD`
RGB	`rgb(249, 227, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 89%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 87%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.65, 12.01, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.65, 15.53, 320.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.263, 82.171, 104.331)`
Decimal	`16376829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E3FD, 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 #F9E3FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E3FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F9E3FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e3fd; }
.text { color: #f9e3fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e3fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 227 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e3fd, #fde3f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #F9E3FD?: #F9E3FD is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E3FD?: The RGB value is 249, 227, 253: 249 red, 227 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E3FD?: The complementary color is #E7FDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E3FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.