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Recognised as Colour

#F9B8FA

  • #F9B8FA
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#F9B8FA is a magenta with RGB values 249, 184, 250 and HSL 299°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F9B8FA#F9B8FA
HEX#F9B8FA
RGBrgb(249, 184, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7216, 0.9804
RGB percentages97.6%, 72.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(299.1, 86.8%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 26.4%, 98%)
CMYK0.4%, 26.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,365,818
CSS custom property--colour: #F9B8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#064705

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B3C8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2D0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FDBECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B9FAB8
Analogous#D8B8FA, #FAB8DA
Triadic#FAF9B8, #B8FAF9
Split complementary#DAFAB8, #B8FAD8
Tetradic#FAD8B8, #B9FAB8, #B8DAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDE8FD
Darker −10%#F588F7
Darker −20%#F159F3
Darker −30%#ED29F0
Darker −40%#D40FD7
More saturated +25%#FEB3FF
Less saturated −25%#F0C2F1

Channel breakdown

R249
G184
B250
Red249 (97.6%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue299.09°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F9 · G B8 · B FA

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