Recognised as Colour
#FAAAEF
- #FAAAEF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#FAAAEF is a magenta with RGB values 250, 170, 239 and HSL 308°, 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
#FAAAEF#FAAAEF
HEX#FAAAEF
RGBrgb(250, 170, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6667, 0.9373
RGB percentages98%, 66.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(308.3, 88.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 32%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 4.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,427,759
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAAEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#055510
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAFAB5
Analogous#DDAAFA, #FAAAC7
Triadic#EFFAAA, #AAEFFA
Split complementary#C7FAAA, #AAFADD
Tetradic#FADDAA, #AAFAB5, #AAC7FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G170
B239
Red250 (98%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue308.25°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AA · B EF
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