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Violet Veil Faint

Purple · Hue 250
Hex
#FAF9FA
RGB
rgb(250, 249, 250)
HSL
hsl(250, 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

Violet Veil Faint (#FAF9FA) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 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-violet-veil-faint: #FAF9FA;
  --colorarchive-violet-veil-faint-hsl: hsl(250, 10%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-violet-veil-faint-rgb: rgb(250, 249, 250);
}

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Darker companion
Violet Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(250, 10%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(70, 10%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Plum Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(270, 10%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(230, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(10, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(130, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(40, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(100, 10%, 98%)
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Base: Violet Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Darker companion: Violet Whisper Faint #EFEEF1
Complementary counterpoint: Honey Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Analogous lead: Plum Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Analogous echo: Indigo Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Triadic +120°: Ruby Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Triadic +240°: Mint Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Split-comp +150°: Apricot Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Split-comp +210°: Moss Veil Faint #FAFAF9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Violet Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(250, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Violet Veil Muted
#F9F9FB · hsl(250, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Veil Faint
#F9F9FA · hsl(245, 10%, 98%)
Nearby match
Violet Mist Faint
#E4E3E8 · hsl(250, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Violet Whisper Muted
#EEEDF2 · hsl(250, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Violet Veil Dust
#F9F9FB · hsl(250, 26%, 98%)

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
Honey Shadow Faint
#4C4F40
AAA7.5:1
Honey Shadow Muted
#50543B
AAA11.3:1
Honey Nocturne Faint
#36382E
AAA10.8:1
Honey Nocturne Muted
#393C2A
AAA10.2:1
Honey Nocturne Dust
#3C4026
AAA9.7:1
Honey Nocturne Soft
#3F4422

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#FAFAFA
Protanopia
#FAFAFA
Tritanopia
#FAFAFA
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