What color is #F9EFFA?

#F9EFFA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EFFA?

The RGB value is 249, 239, 250: 249 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EFFA?

The complementary color is #F0FAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EFFA color

#F9EFFA rgb(249, 239, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F9EFFA is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (249, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 52% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Haze (#F3E9F7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#F9EFFA color codes

HEX	`#F9EFFA`
RGB	`rgb(249, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 52%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.49, 5.27, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.49, 6.67, 322.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.186, 88.775, 102.966)`
Decimal	`16379898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EFFA, 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 #F9EFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #F9EFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9effa; }
.text { color: #f9effa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9effa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9effa, #faeff6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9EFFA?: #F9EFFA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Perfume Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EFFA?: The RGB value is 249, 239, 250: 249 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EFFA?: The complementary color is #F0FAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.