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#F5B2EF Color

#F5B2EF is rgb(245, 178, 239) in RGB, hsl(305, 77%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5B2EF
HEX#F5B2EF
RGBrgb(245, 178, 239)
HSLhsl(305, 77%, 83%)
HSVhsv(305, 27%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.11 329.6)
LABlab(80.44% 32.20 -20.53)
LCHlch(80.44% 38.19 327.48)

What #F5B2EF 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 #F5B2EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.39Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.21Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.69Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.5Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 10.16Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 11.29

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

#F5B2EF Channel Values

How #F5B2EF 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 245 · G 178 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 77% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 27% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 2% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5B2EF 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F5B2EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F5B2EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5B2EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F5B2EF
Complementary
#B2F5B8
Analogous
#D9B2F5
Analogous
#F5B2CE
Triadic
#EFF5B2
Triadic
#B2EFF5
Split comp.
#CEF5B2
Split comp.
#B2F5D9

Tints & Shades of #F5B2EF

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

#F6BBF1
#F7C4F3
#F9CDF5
#FADBF8
#FBE4FA
#FDEDFB

Shades

#EF81E5
#E84ADA
#DD1DCD
#AC169F
#7A1071
#44093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5B2EF.

How #F5B2EF 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#F5B2EF
Protanopia#C0C0EF
Protanomaly#D7BAEF
Deuteranopia#CBCBED
Deuteranomaly#DDC2EE
Tritanopia#EFBBBB
Tritanomaly#F1B8D2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5B2EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5b2ef: #F5B2EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5B2EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5b2ef': '#F5B2EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.698, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_f5b2ef">#F5B2EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5B2EF"

More Pink Colors

#F5B2EF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F5B2EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5B2EF?

#F5B2EF is a lightest pink — rgb(245, 178, 239) in RGB and hsl(305, 77%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #F5B2EF?

#F5B2EF is rgb(245, 178, 239) — red 245, green 178, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5B2EF?

#F5B2EF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5B2EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5B2EF scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5B2EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5B2EF 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 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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