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Orchid Veil Faint

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#FAF9FA
RGB
rgb(250, 249, 250)
HSL
hsl(260, 10%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.1:1Fail
on black
20:1AA
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About this color

Orchid Veil Faint (#FAF9FA) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 10% saturation, 98% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-orchid-veil-faint: #FAF9FA;
  --colorarchive-orchid-veil-faint-hsl: hsl(260, 10%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-veil-faint-rgb: rgb(250, 249, 250);
}

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Darker companion
Orchid Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(260, 10%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(80, 10%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(280, 10%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Iris Veil Faint
#F9F9FA · hsl(240, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(20, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(140, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(50, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(110, 10%, 98%)
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Base: Orchid Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Darker companion: Orchid Whisper Faint #EFEEF1
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Analogous lead: Mulberry Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Analogous echo: Iris Veil Faint #F9F9FA
Triadic +120°: Ember Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Split-comp +150°: Amber Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Veil Faint #FAFAF9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(260, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Orchid Veil Muted
#FAF9FB · hsl(260, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Orchid Mist Faint
#E5E3E8 · hsl(260, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Orchid Whisper Muted
#EFEDF2 · hsl(260, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Orchid Veil Dust
#F9F9FB · hsl(260, 26%, 98%)
Nearby match
Orchid Mist Muted
#E4E1EA · hsl(260, 18%, 90%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.1:1
Olive Shadow Faint
#4A4F40
AAA7.6:1
Olive Shadow Muted
#4C543B
AAA7:1
Olive Shadow Dust
#4E5A35
AAA11.4:1
Olive Nocturne Faint
#35382E
AAA10.9:1
Olive Nocturne Muted
#363C2A
AAA10.4:1
Olive Nocturne Dust
#374026

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#FAFAFA
Protanopia
#FAFAFA
Tritanopia
#FAFAFA
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