#F9FAFF
Closest named color: Ghost White (#F8F8FF). oklch(98.6% 0.007 277.2), rgb(249, 250, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (20.14:1).
About this color
#F9FAFF is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 99%, its chroma 0.007. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 20.14:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (99%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.007) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Ghost White (#F8F8FF) |
| Black text | 20.14:1 |
| White text | 1.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F9FAFF |
| RGB | rgb(249, 250, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 100%, 99%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(98.6% 0.007 277.2) |
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 #F9FAFF | 1.04:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F9FAFF | 20.14:1 | AAA | Lc 103.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #F9FAFF text on white | 1.04:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F9FAFF text on black | 20.14:1 | AAA | Lc -104.7 | 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)
#F9FAFF
oklch(98.6% 0.007 277.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEB
oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DC
oklch(88.5% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFC0C6
oklch(80.9% 0.008 278.6)
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Step 400
400
#9EA0A9
oklch(70.7% 0.013 276)
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Step 500
500
#868994
oklch(63.1% 0.017 273.7)
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Step 600
600
#70737F
oklch(55.7% 0.019 274.6)
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Step 700
700
#5E606B
oklch(49.1% 0.018 277.5)
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Step 800
800
#4D4E57
oklch(42.6% 0.015 280.7)
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Step 900
900
#404148
oklch(37.7% 0.012 279.3)
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Step 950
950
#25262A
oklch(26.9% 0.008 274.7)
#F9FAFF 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) | #F9FAFF | 0.000 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F8FAFF | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F8FBFC | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #FAFAFA | 0.007 |
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 #F9FAFF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.005
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.007
- Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 0.010
- Pale Grey #FDFDFE ΔE 0.010
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.013
- White #FFFFFF ΔE 0.016
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.016
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.017
Use #F9FAFF 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.