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#FA05EA Color

#FA05EA is rgb(250, 5, 234) in RGB, hsl(304, 96%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA05EA
HEX#FA05EA
RGBrgb(250, 5, 234)
HSLhsl(304, 96%, 50%)
HSVhsv(304, 98%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 6%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.307 332)
LABlab(58.38% 90.28 -51.70)
LCHlch(58.38% 104.04 330.20)

What #FA05EA 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 #FA05EA, 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.

#FA05EA Channel Values

How #FA05EA 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 250 · G 5 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 96% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 98% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 6% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA05EA 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA05EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA05EA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA05EA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA05EA.

How #FA05EA 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#FA05EA
Protanopia#7171E9
Protanomaly#B859EA
Deuteranopia#9999E7
Deuteranomaly#C779E8
Tritanopia#EE5B5B
Tritanomaly#F347A8
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA05EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa05ea: #FA05EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA05EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa05ea': '#FA05EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.020, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_fa05ea">#FA05EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA05EA"

More Pink Colors

#FA05EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA05EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA05EA?

#FA05EA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(250, 5, 234) in RGB and hsl(304, 96%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.55.

What is the RGB value of #FA05EA?

#FA05EA is rgb(250, 5, 234) — red 250, green 5, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA05EA?

#FA05EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA05EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA05EA scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA05EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA05EA 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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