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#F3A5E3 Color

#F3A5E3 is rgb(243, 165, 227) in RGB, hsl(312, 76%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3A5E3
HEX#F3A5E3
RGBrgb(243, 165, 227)
HSLhsl(312, 76%, 80%)
HSVhsv(312, 32%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.121 334.3)
LABlab(77.02% 36.46 -19.22)
LCHlch(77.02% 41.21 332.20)

What #F3A5E3 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 #F3A5E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 5.19Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.13Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.35Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 7.54Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.97Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.62

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

#F3A5E3 Channel Values

How #F3A5E3 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 243 · G 165 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 76% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 32% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 7% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3A5E3 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F3A5E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F3A5E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3A5E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F3A5E3
Complementary
#A5F3B5
Analogous
#DCA5F3
Analogous
#F3A5BC
Triadic
#E3F3A5
Triadic
#A5E3F3
Split comp.
#BCF3A5
Split comp.
#A5F3DC

Tints & Shades of #F3A5E3

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

#F5B3E7
#F6BCEA
#F8C9EE
#F9D2F1
#FBE0F5
#FCE9F8

Shades

#EC74D4
#E543C5
#D31DAF
#A61789
#751061
#430938

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F3A5E3.

How #F3A5E3 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#F3A5E3
Protanopia#B6B6E3
Protanomaly#D1AFE3
Deuteranopia#C3C3E1
Deuteranomaly#D8B8E2
Tritanopia#EDAEAE
Tritanomaly#EFABC6
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3A5E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f3a5e3: #F3A5E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3A5E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3a5e3': '#F3A5E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.647, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_f3a5e3">#F3A5E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3A5E3"

More Pink Colors

#F3A5E3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F3A5E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3A5E3?

#F3A5E3 is a lightest pink — rgb(243, 165, 227) in RGB and hsl(312, 76%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #F3A5E3?

#F3A5E3 is rgb(243, 165, 227) — red 243, green 165, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3A5E3?

#F3A5E3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3A5E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3A5E3 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3A5E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3A5E3 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.