#F9F9FF
Closest named color: Ghost White (#F8F8FF). oklch(98.4% 0.008 286.3), rgb(249, 249, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (20.02:1).
About this color
#F9F9FF is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 98%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), ΔE 0.003 away. Black text reads best on it, at 20.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (98%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.008) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Ghost White (#F8F8FF) |
| Black text | 20.02:1 |
| White text | 1.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F9F9FF |
| RGB | rgb(249, 249, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 100%, 99%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(98.4% 0.008 286.3) |
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 #F9F9FF | 1.04:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F9F9FF | 20.02:1 | AAA | Lc 102.7 | Preferred for body text |
| #F9F9FF text on white | 1.04:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F9F9FF text on black | 20.02:1 | AAA | Lc -104.2 | 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)
#F9F9FF
oklch(98.4% 0.008 286.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9EC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D9D9DD
oklch(88.6% 0.005 286.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0C0C7
oklch(81% 0.01 286.2)
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Step 400
400
#9F9FAB
oklch(70.6% 0.017 285.9)
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Step 500
500
#888896
oklch(63.1% 0.021 285.8)
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Step 600
600
#727280
oklch(55.7% 0.021 285.7)
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Step 700
700
#5F5F6C
oklch(49% 0.021 285.6)
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Step 800
800
#4E4E58
oklch(42.8% 0.016 285.7)
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Step 900
900
#414149
oklch(37.8% 0.014 285.7)
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Step 950
950
#26262B
oklch(27.1% 0.009 285.8)
#F9F9FF 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) | #F8FAFF | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F8F9FF | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F8FAFB | 0.007 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F9F9F9 | 0.008 |
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 #F9F9FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.003
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.007
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.011
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.012
- Pale Grey #FDFDFE ΔE 0.012
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.016
- White #FFFFFF ΔE 0.018
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.018
Use #F9F9FF 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.