#F9F3F9
Closest named color: Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5). oklch(97% 0.01 325.7), rgb(249, 243, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.21:1).
About this color
#F9F3F9 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.21:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5) |
| Black text | 19.21:1 |
| White text | 1.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F9F3F9 |
| RGB | rgb(249, 243, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 33%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.01 325.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F9F3F9 | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F9F3F9 | 19.21:1 | AAA | Lc 99.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #F9F3F9 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F9F3F9 text on black | 19.21:1 | AAA | Lc -101.1 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#EBE9EB
oklch(93.6% 0.003 325.6)
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Step 200
200
#DCD7DC
oklch(88.5% 0.009 325.6)
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Step 300
300
#C5BEC5
oklch(80.9% 0.012 325.7)
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Step 400
400
#A89CA8
oklch(70.7% 0.022 325.8)
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Step 500
500
#928492
oklch(63% 0.026 325.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D6E7D
oklch(55.7% 0.029 326)
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Step 700
700
#695C69
oklch(49.2% 0.026 326)
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Step 800
800
#564B56
oklch(42.8% 0.023 326)
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Step 900
900
#473F47
oklch(37.9% 0.017 325.9)
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Step 950
950
#292529
oklch(27% 0.009 325.8)
#F9F3F9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F3F4F9 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F4F5F9 | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F9F3F5 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.010 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F9F3F9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blush #FFF0F5 ΔE 0.010
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.010
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.013
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.013
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.015
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.016
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.018
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.019
Use #F9F3F9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.