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Recognised as Colour

#F8A6E3

  • #F8A6E3
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#F8A6E3 is a magenta with RGB values 248, 166, 227 and HSL 315°, 85%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F8A6E3#F8A6E3
HEX#F8A6E3
RGBrgb(248, 166, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.651, 0.8902
RGB percentages97.3%, 65.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(315.4, 85.4%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 33.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 8.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,295,651
CSS custom property--colour: #F8A6E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#07591C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC5E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.7Light pink · ΔE 26.2Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2Violet · ΔE 26.5Pink · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6F8BB
Analogous#E4A6F8, #F8A6BA
Triadic#E3F8A6, #A6E3F8
Split complementary#BAF8A6, #A6F8E4
Tetradic#F8E4A6, #A6F8BB, #A6BAF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCD5F2
Darker −10%#F477D4
Darker −20%#F147C5
Darker −30%#ED18B6
Darker −40%#C30F95
More saturated +25%#FF9FE6
Less saturated −25%#ECB2DD

Channel breakdown

R248
G166
B227
Red248 (97.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue315.37°
Saturation (HSL)85.42%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G A6 · B E3

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