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#FA68FD Color

#FA68FD is rgb(250, 104, 253) in RGB, hsl(299, 97%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 59%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA68FD
HEX#FA68FD
RGBrgb(250, 104, 253)
HSLhsl(299, 97%, 70%)
HSVhsv(299, 59%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 59%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.244 326.9)
LABlab(67.39% 69.96 -48.07)
LCHlch(67.39% 84.88 325.51)

What #FA68FD 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 #FA68FD, 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.

#FA68FD Channel Values

How #FA68FD 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 104 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 97% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 59% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA68FD 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA68FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA68FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #FA68FD

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 #FA68FD.

How #FA68FD 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#FA68FD
Protanopia#9090FD
Protanomaly#C482FD
Deuteranopia#ABABFA
Deuteranomaly#D095FB
Tritanopia#ED8888
Tritanomaly#F27CC2
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA68FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa68fd: #FA68FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA68FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa68fd': '#FA68FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.408, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_fa68fd">#FA68FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA68FD"

More Pink Colors

#FA68FD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA68FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA68FD?

#FA68FD is a light pink — rgb(250, 104, 253) in RGB and hsl(299, 97%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.94.

What is the RGB value of #FA68FD?

#FA68FD is rgb(250, 104, 253) — red 250, green 104, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA68FD?

#FA68FD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 59%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA68FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA68FD scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA68FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA68FD 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 20.38, which is visibly different.

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