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#FA8EEE Color

#FA8EEE is rgb(250, 142, 238) in RGB, hsl(307, 92%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA8EEE
HEX#FA8EEE
RGBrgb(250, 142, 238)
HSLhsl(307, 92%, 77%)
HSVhsv(307, 43%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.174 331.3)
LABlab(73.44% 51.37 -30.51)
LCHlch(73.44% 59.75 329.29)

What #FA8EEE 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 #FA8EEE, 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.

#FA8EEE Channel Values

How #FA8EEE 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 142 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 92% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 43% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA8EEE 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA8EEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA8EEE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA8EEE

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 #FA8EEE.

How #FA8EEE 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#FA8EEE
Protanopia#A7A7EE
Protanomaly#CE9EEE
Deuteranopia#BBBBEC
Deuteranomaly#D7ABED
Tritanopia#F19E9E
Tritanomaly#F598C3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA8EEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa8eee: #FA8EEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA8EEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa8eee': '#FA8EEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.557, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_fa8eee">#FA8EEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA8EEE"

More Pink Colors

#FA8EEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA8EEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA8EEE?

#FA8EEE is a light pink — rgb(250, 142, 238) in RGB and hsl(307, 92%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #FA8EEE?

#FA8EEE is rgb(250, 142, 238) — red 250, green 142, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA8EEE?

#FA8EEE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA8EEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA8EEE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA8EEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA8EEE 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 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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