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#F27DEA Color

#F27DEA is rgb(242, 125, 234) in RGB, hsl(304, 82%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 3%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Fuchsia Pink (#F984EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F27DEA
HEX#F27DEA
RGBrgb(242, 125, 234)
HSLhsl(304, 82%, 72%)
HSVhsv(304, 48%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 3%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.193 329.9)
LABlab(69.07% 56.31 -35.13)
LCHlch(69.07% 66.37 328.04)

What #F27DEA 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 #F27DEA, 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.

#F27DEA Channel Values

How #F27DEA 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 242 · G 125 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 82% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 48% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 3% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F27DEA 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F27DEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F27DEA; 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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Tints & Shades of #F27DEA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F27DEA.

How #F27DEA 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#F27DEA
Protanopia#9A9AEA
Protanomaly#C38FEA
Deuteranopia#AFAFE8
Deuteranomaly#CD9EE9
Tritanopia#E89191
Tritanomaly#EC89BB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F27DEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f27dea: #F27DEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F27DEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f27dea': '#F27DEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.490, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_f27dea">#F27DEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F27DEA"

More Pink Colors

#F27DEA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F27DEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F27DEA?

#F27DEA is a light pink — rgb(242, 125, 234) in RGB and hsl(304, 82%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Fuchsia Pink (#F984EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.63.

What is the RGB value of #F27DEA?

#F27DEA is rgb(242, 125, 234) — red 242, green 125, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F27DEA?

#F27DEA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 3%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F27DEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F27DEA scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F27DEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F27DEA 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 3.37, which is very hard to tell apart.

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