Colour

#F0A0FF

#F0A0FF
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Violet

#F0A0FF is a magenta with RGB values 240, 160, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#F0A0FF#F0A0FF

HEX#F0A0FF

RGBrgb(240, 160, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6275, 1

RGB percentages94.1%, 62.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(290.5, 100%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 37.3%, 100%)

CMYK5.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,769,855

CSS custom property--colour: #F0A0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#0F5F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9C0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#F2ABC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6 Hot pink · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFFFA0

Analogous#C1A0FF, #FFA0DE

Triadic#FFF0A0, #A0FFF0

Split complementary#DEFFA0, #A0FFC1

Tetradic#FFC1A0, #AFFFA0, #A0DEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8D3FF

Darker −10%#E86DFF

Darker −20%#E03AFF

Darker −30%#D807FF

Darker −40%#B200D3

More saturated +25%#F0A0FF

Less saturated −25%#E8ACF3

Channel breakdown

R240

G160

B255

Red240 (94.1%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue290.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR F0 · G A0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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