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#FAA3EE Color

#FAA3EE is rgb(250, 163, 238) in RGB, hsl(308, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAA3EE
HEX#FAA3EE
RGBrgb(250, 163, 238)
HSLhsl(308, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(308, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.139 331.8)
LABlab(77.70% 41.21 -24.04)
LCHlch(77.70% 47.71 329.74)

What #FAA3EE 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 #FAA3EE, 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.

#FAA3EE Channel Values

How #FAA3EE 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 163 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAA3EE 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAA3EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAA3EE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FAA3EE

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 #FAA3EE.

How #FAA3EE 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#FAA3EE
Protanopia#B6B6EE
Protanomaly#D5AFEE
Deuteranopia#C5C5EC
Deuteranomaly#DCB9ED
Tritanopia#F3AFAF
Tritanomaly#F6AACB
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAA3EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-faa3ee: #FAA3EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAA3EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-faa3ee': '#FAA3EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.639, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_faa3ee">#FAA3EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAA3EE"

More Pink Colors

#FAA3EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAA3EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAA3EE?

#FAA3EE is a lightest pink — rgb(250, 163, 238) in RGB and hsl(308, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #FAA3EE?

#FAA3EE is rgb(250, 163, 238) — red 250, green 163, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAA3EE?

#FAA3EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAA3EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAA3EE scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAA3EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAA3EE 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 11.65, which is visibly different.

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