What color is #F08BFF?

#F08BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F08BFF?

The RGB value is 240, 139, 255: 240 red, 139 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F08BFF?

The complementary color is #9AFF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F08BFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F08BFF color

#F08BFF rgb(240, 139, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F08BFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 54.5% green and 100% blue (240, 139, 255).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#F08BFF color codes

HEX	`#F08BFF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 139, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 54.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 45%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, 55.54, -41.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 69.58, 322.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.216, 44.213, 99.792)`
Decimal	`15764479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F08BFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F08BFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F08BFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F08BFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f08bff; }
.text { color: #f08bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f08bff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 139 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f08bff, #ff8bd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #F08BFF?: #F08BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F08BFF?: The RGB value is 240, 139, 255: 240 red, 139 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F08BFF?: The complementary color is #9AFF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F08BFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.