Palettes / Colors / #F9ECFD

#F9ECFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#F9ECFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the purple family.

#F9ECFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F0FDED; it also sits naturally between #F1EDFD and #FDEDF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9ECFD

.text { color: #F9ECFD; }
.background { background-color: #F9ECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9ECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9ECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9ECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 236, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9ECFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9ECFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9ECFD: #000000.

How #F9ECFD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F9ECFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F9ECFC  ·  #F9ECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9ECFD?

#F9ECFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 249, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9ECFD?

#F9ECFD is RGB 249, 236, 253 — HSL 286°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 2%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F9ECFD?

Its complement is #F0FDED; analogous partners are #F1EDFD and #FDEDF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9ECFD for text?

Black text on #F9ECFD has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.