What color is #F9E9FF?

#F9E9FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E9FF?

The RGB value is 249, 233, 255: 249 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E9FF?

The complementary color is #EFFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E9FF color

#F9E9FF rgb(249, 233, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F9E9FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 91.4% green and 100% blue (249, 233, 255).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#F9E9FF color codes

HEX	`#F9E9FF`
RGB	`rgb(249, 233, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 91.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.16, 9.26, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.16, 12.67, 316.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.253, 85.638, 106.574)`
Decimal	`16378367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E9FF, 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 #F9E9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #F9E9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e9ff; }
.text { color: #f9e9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 233 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e9ff, #ffe9fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #F9E9FF?: #F9E9FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E9FF?: The RGB value is 249, 233, 255: 249 red, 233 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E9FF?: The complementary color is #EFFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.