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#F9EBFA — Pale Pink

#F9EBFA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #F9EBFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F9EBFA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECFAEB; it also sits naturally between #F1EBFA and #FAEBF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F9EBFA · RGB 249, 235, 250

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Color values

HEX#F9EBFA
RGB249, 235, 250
HSL296°, 60%, 95%
HSV296°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ86.03, 86.46, 102.60
Yxy86.46, 0.3127, 0.3143
CIE-Lab94.51, 7.33, -5.54
Hunter Lab92.98, 7.52, -5.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #F9EBFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F9EBFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F9EBFA

.text { color: #F9EBFA; }
.background { background-color: #F9EBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9EBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9EBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9EBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 235, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9EBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9EBFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F9EBFA

#EEC6F1#E3A1E8#D87CDE#CD58D5#C233CC#9B29A3#78207E#55165A#320D35#100410

Tints of #F9EBFA

#F9EBFA#F9EBFA#F9EBFA#F9EBFA#FAEFFB#FAEFFB#FAEFFB#FAEFFB#FAEFFB#FAEFFB

Tones of #F9EBFA

#F8ECF9#F7EDF8#F6EEF7#F5EFF6#F4F0F4#F3F1F3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECFAEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #F9EBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9EBFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F9EBFA: ·

How #F9EBFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F3F3F6Deuteranopia · #F4F5F6Tritanopia · #F8F4F3

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F9EBFA rather than the exact color:

Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE
Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #E195AB · #DE3163 · #CCDF92
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F7E8F6#F8EDFF#F8E7F6#FFEDFA#FEEBF6#FCEEF5#F6F1F8#F5EFFF#F4EEFF#FFEDFF#FFF0F8#FAE7F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F9EBF9  ·  #F9EBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9EBFA?

#F9EBFA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 249, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9EBFA?

#F9EBFA is RGB 249, 235, 250 — HSL 296°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9EBFA?

Its complement is #ECFAEB; analogous partners are #F1EBFA and #FAEBF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9EBFA for text?

Black text on #F9EBFA has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.