What color is #F9F6FF?

#F9F6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F6FF?

The RGB value is 249, 246, 255: 249 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F6FF?

The complementary color is #FCFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F6FF color

#F9F6FF rgb(249, 246, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9F6FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.5% green and 100% blue (249, 246, 255).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

#F9F6FF color codes

HEX	`#F9F6FF`
RGB	`rgb(249, 246, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 96.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.34, 2.59, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.34, 4.73, 303.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.07, 93.271, 107.846)`
Decimal	`16381695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F6FF, 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 #F9F6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	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 #F9F6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f6ff; }
.text { color: #f9f6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 246 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f6ff, #fef6ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9F6FF?: #F9F6FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ghost White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F6FF?: The RGB value is 249, 246, 255: 249 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F6FF?: The complementary color is #FCFFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.