Recognised as Colour
#FAA9FA
- #FAA9FA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#FAA9FA is a magenta with RGB values 250, 169, 250 and HSL 300°, 89%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#FAA9FA#FAA9FA
HEX#FAA9FA
RGBrgb(250, 169, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6627, 0.9804
RGB percentages98%, 66.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(300, 89%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 32.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,427,514
CSS custom property--colour: #FAA9FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#055605
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9FAA9
Analogous#D2A9FA, #FAA9D2
Triadic#FAFAA9, #A9FAFA
Split complementary#D2FAA9, #A9FAD2
Tetradic#FAD2A9, #A9FAA9, #A9D2FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G169
B250
Red250 (98%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)89.01%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR FA · G A9 · B FA
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