What color is #FCF9FF?

#FCF9FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF9FF?

The RGB value is 252, 249, 255: 252 red, 249 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF9FF?

The complementary color is #FCFFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF9FF color

#FCF9FF rgb(252, 249, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF9FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 97.6% green and 100% blue (252, 249, 255).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Walkie Chalkie (#FAF5FA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#FCF9FF color codes

HEX	`#FCF9FF`
RGB	`rgb(252, 249, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 97.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.3, 2.05, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.3, 3.24, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.068, 95.667, 108.204)`
Decimal	`16579071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF9FF, 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 #FCF9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #FCF9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf9ff; }
.text { color: #fcf9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 249 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf9ff, #fff9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF9FF?: #FCF9FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Walkie Chalkie. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF9FF?: The RGB value is 252, 249, 255: 252 red, 249 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF9FF?: The complementary color is #FCFFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.13:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.