Recognised as Colour

#FCF9FF

#FCF9FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Ghost white

#FCF9FF is a violet with RGB values 252, 249, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 99%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#FCF9FF#FCF9FF

HEX#FCF9FF

RGBrgb(252, 249, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.9765, 1

RGB percentages98.8%, 97.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 98.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 2.4%, 100%)

CMYK1.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,579,071

CSS custom property--colour: #FCF9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.95667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness250.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 20.13:1

Contrast with white1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black20.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#FAFAFA

Inverted#030600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8FAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9FAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FCFAFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text20.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 1.3 Snow · ΔE 3.1 White · ΔE 3.7 White smoke · ΔE 3.7 Alice blue · ΔE 4 Lavender blush · ΔE 4.8

Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 1.28, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCFFF9

Analogous#F9F9FF, #FFF9FF

Triadic#FFFCF9, #F9FFFC

Split complementary#FFFFF9, #F9FFF9

Tetradic#FFF9F9, #FCFFF9, #F9FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#E3C6FF

Darker −20%#C993FF

Darker −30%#B060FF

Darker −40%#962DFF

More saturated +25%#FCF9FF

Less saturated −25%#FCFAFE

Channel breakdown

R252

G249

B255

Red252 (98.8%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness98.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR FC · G F9 · B FF

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FCF9FF (chemical formula)

Formula
239.987 g/mol
13 atoms

FCF9FF has a molar mass of 239.987 g/mol, made up of 13 atoms across 2 elements: 12 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass239.987 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule13

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9850779 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.5093612 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F95%

C5%

Fluorine (F × 12)227.976 g/mol, 94.995%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 5.005%

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