Recognised as Colour
#FAA0FA
- #FAA0FA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Violet
#FAA0FA is a magenta with RGB values 250, 160, 250 and HSL 300°, 90%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FAA0FA#FAA0FA
HEX#FAA0FA
RGBrgb(250, 160, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6275, 0.9804
RGB percentages98%, 62.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(300, 90%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 36%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,425,210
CSS custom property--colour: #FAA0FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#055F05
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0FAA0
Analogous#CDA0FA, #FAA0CD
Triadic#FAFAA0, #A0FAFA
Split complementary#CDFAA0, #A0FACD
Tetradic#FACDA0, #A0FAA0, #A0CDFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G160
B250
Red250 (98%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR FA · G A0 · B FA
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