What color is #F08CF1?

#F08CF1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F08CF1?

The RGB value is 240, 140, 241: 240 red, 140 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F08CF1?

The complementary color is #8DF18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F08CF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F08CF1 color

#F08CF1 rgb(240, 140, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F08CF1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 54.9% green and 94.5% blue (240, 140, 241).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 78% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frail Fuchsia (#EE88EE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#F08CF1 color codes

HEX	`#F08CF1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 140, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 54.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 78%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 52.49, -34.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 63.03, 326.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.189, 43.635, 88.401)`
Decimal	`15764721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F08CF1, 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 #F08CF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F08CF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #F08CF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f08cf1; }
.text { color: #f08cf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f08cf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 140 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f08cf1, #f18cc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #F08CF1?: #F08CF1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F08CF1?: The RGB value is 240, 140, 241: 240 red, 140 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F08CF1?: The complementary color is #8DF18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F08CF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.