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#F042CA Color

#F042CA is rgb(240, 66, 202) in RGB, hsl(313, 85%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 16%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F042CA
HEX#F042CA
RGBrgb(240, 66, 202)
HSLhsl(313, 85%, 60%)
HSVhsv(313, 73%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 16%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.248 338.3)
LABlab(58.86% 75.10 -33.02)
LCHlch(58.86% 82.04 336.26)

What #F042CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F042CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F042CA Channel Values

How #F042CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 240 · G 66 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 85% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 73% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 16% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F042CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F042CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F042CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F042CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F042CA.

How #F042CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F042CA
Protanopia#7A7AC9
Protanomaly#B568CA
Deuteranopia#9A9AC6
Deuteranomaly#C380C8
Tritanopia#E86262
Tritanomaly#EB5797
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F042CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f042ca: #F042CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F042CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f042ca': '#F042CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.259, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_f042ca">#F042CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F042CA"

More Pink Colors

#F042CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F042CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F042CA?

#F042CA is a light pink — rgb(240, 66, 202) in RGB and hsl(313, 85%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #F042CA?

#F042CA is rgb(240, 66, 202) — red 240, green 66, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F042CA?

#F042CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 16%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F042CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F042CA scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F042CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F042CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 23, which is visibly different.

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