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#FA42DB Color

#FA42DB is rgb(250, 66, 219) in RGB, hsl(310, 95%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA42DB
HEX#FA42DB
RGBrgb(250, 66, 219)
HSLhsl(310, 95%, 62%)
HSVhsv(310, 74%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.264 335.9)
LABlab(61.19% 79.19 -38.87)
LCHlch(61.19% 88.22 333.86)

What #FA42DB 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 #FA42DB, 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.

#FA42DB Channel Values

How #FA42DB 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 66 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 95% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 74% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA42DB 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA42DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA42DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA42DB; 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 #FA42DB

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 #FA42DB.

How #FA42DB 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#FA42DB
Protanopia#7E7EDA
Protanomaly#BD6BDB
Deuteranopia#A0A0D8
Deuteranomaly#CB85D9
Tritanopia#F06767
Tritanomaly#F45BA3
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA42DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa42db: #FA42DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA42DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa42db': '#FA42DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.259, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_fa42db">#FA42DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA42DB"

More Pink Colors

#FA42DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA42DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA42DB?

#FA42DB is a light pink — rgb(250, 66, 219) in RGB and hsl(310, 95%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #FA42DB?

#FA42DB is rgb(250, 66, 219) — red 250, green 66, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA42DB?

#FA42DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA42DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA42DB scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA42DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA42DB 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 25.98, which is a different colour altogether.

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