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#F8A5DF Color

#F8A5DF is rgb(248, 165, 223) in RGB, hsl(318, 86%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 3%) 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 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8A5DF
HEX#F8A5DF
RGBrgb(248, 165, 223)
HSLhsl(318, 86%, 81%)
HSVhsv(318, 33%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.122 338.5)
LABlab(77.48% 37.67 -16.30)
LCHlch(77.48% 41.05 336.60)

What #F8A5DF 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 #F8A5DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 5.03Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.76Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.08Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.84Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.97Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 11.09

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

#F8A5DF Channel Values

How #F8A5DF 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 248 · G 165 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 86% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 33% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 10% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8A5DF 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8A5DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8A5DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8A5DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8A5DF
Complementary
#A5F8BE
Analogous
#E8A5F8
Analogous
#F8A5B6
Triadic
#DFF8A5
Triadic
#A5DFF8
Split comp.
#B6F8A5
Split comp.
#A5F8E8

Tints & Shades of #F8A5DF

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

#F9AEE3
#FABDE8
#FBC6EB
#FCD4F0
#FDDEF3
#FEECF8

Shades

#F471CD
#F03DBA
#E411A5
#AF0D7F
#7B0959
#470533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8A5DF.

How #F8A5DF 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#F8A5DF
Protanopia#B7B7DF
Protanomaly#D4B0DF
Deuteranopia#C6C6DD
Deuteranomaly#DCB9DE
Tritanopia#F3AEAE
Tritanomaly#F5AAC3
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #F8A5DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8a5df: #F8A5DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8A5DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8a5df': '#F8A5DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.647, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_f8a5df">#F8A5DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8A5DF"

More Pink Colors

#F8A5DF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F8A5DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8A5DF?

#F8A5DF is a lightest pink — rgb(248, 165, 223) in RGB and hsl(318, 86%, 81%) 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 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #F8A5DF?

#F8A5DF is rgb(248, 165, 223) — red 248, green 165, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8A5DF?

#F8A5DF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8A5DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8A5DF scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8A5DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8A5DF 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 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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