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#F27FFA Color

#F27FFA is rgb(242, 127, 250) in RGB, hsl(296, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 49%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F27FFA
HEX#F27FFA
RGBrgb(242, 127, 250)
HSLhsl(296, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(296, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 49%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.204 324.9)
LABlab(70.01% 57.47 -42.44)
LCHlch(70.01% 71.44 323.56)

What #F27FFA 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 #F27FFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.24Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 8.41Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.6Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.86Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 11.88Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.14

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

#F27FFA Channel Values

How #F27FFA 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 127 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F27FFA 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F27FFA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F27FFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F27FFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F27FFA
Complementary
#88FA80
Analogous
#B580FA
Analogous
#FA80C5
Triadic
#FAF280
Triadic
#80FAF2
Split comp.
#C5FA80
Split comp.
#80FAB5

Tints & Shades of #F27FFA

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

#F38EFA
#F5A2FB
#F7B1FC
#F9C4FD
#FAD3FD
#FCE7FE

Shades

#EC4FF8
#E71EF6
#CA09D7
#9C07A6
#6E0576
#400345

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F27FFA.

How #F27FFA 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#F27FFA
Protanopia#9B9BFA
Protanomaly#C491FA
Deuteranopia#B0B0F8
Deuteranomaly#CE9FF9
Tritanopia#E69696
Tritanomaly#EB8EC6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F27FFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f27ffa: #F27FFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F27FFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f27ffa': '#F27FFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.498, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_f27ffa">#F27FFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F27FFA"

More Pink Colors

#F27FFA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F27FFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F27FFA?

#F27FFA is a light pink — rgb(242, 127, 250) in RGB and hsl(296, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #F27FFA?

#F27FFA is rgb(242, 127, 250) — red 242, green 127, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F27FFA?

#F27FFA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 49%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F27FFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F27FFA scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F27FFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F27FFA 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 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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