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Steel Veil Dust

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#F9FAFB
RGB
rgb(249, 250, 251)
HSL
hsl(205, 26%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1:1Fail
on black
20.1:1AA
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About this color

Steel Veil Dust (#F9FAFB) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 26% 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-steel-veil-dust: #F9FAFB;
  --colorarchive-steel-veil-dust-hsl: hsl(205, 26%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-steel-veil-dust-rgb: rgb(249, 250, 251);
}

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Darker companion
Steel Whisper Dust
#ECF0F4 · hsl(205, 26%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Veil Dust
#FBFAF9 · hsl(25, 26%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Veil Dust
#F9F9FB · hsl(230, 26%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Veil Dust
#F9FBFB · hsl(180, 26%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Veil Dust
#FBF9FA · hsl(320, 26%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Veil Dust
#FAFBF9 · hsl(80, 26%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Veil Dust
#FBF9F9 · hsl(0, 26%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Veil Dust
#FBFBF9 · hsl(55, 26%, 98%)
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Base: Steel Veil Dust #F9FAFB
Darker companion: Steel Whisper Dust #ECF0F4
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Veil Dust #FBFAF9
Analogous lead: Indigo Veil Dust #F9F9FB
Analogous echo: Aqua Veil Dust #F9FBFB
Triadic +120°: Rose Veil Dust #FBF9FA
Triadic +240°: Olive Veil Dust #FAFBF9
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Veil Dust #FBF9F9
Split-comp +210°: Canary Veil Dust #FBFBF9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Steel Whisper Dust
#ECF0F4 · hsl(205, 26%, 94%)
Nearby match
Steel Veil Muted
#F9FAFB · hsl(205, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Steel Veil Soft
#F8FAFC · hsl(205, 34%, 98%)
Nearby match
Azure Veil Dust
#F9FAFB · hsl(200, 26%, 98%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Veil Dust
#F9FAFB · hsl(210, 26%, 98%)
Nearby match
Steel Mist Dust
#DFE7EC · hsl(205, 26%, 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
AAA8.8:1
Tangerine Shadow Faint
#4F4640
AAA8.8:1
Tangerine Shadow Muted
#54453B
AAA8.7:1
Tangerine Shadow Dust
#5A4435
AAA8.6:1
Tangerine Shadow Soft
#60432F
AAA8.2:1
Tangerine Shadow Clear
#6E4121
AAA7.8:1
Tangerine Shadow Vivid
#7C3F13

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#F9F9FB
Protanopia
#F9F9FB
Tritanopia
#F9FBFB
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