What color is #F090FF?

#F090FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F090FF?

The RGB value is 240, 144, 255: 240 red, 144 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F090FF?

The complementary color is #9FFF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F090FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F090FF color

#F090FF rgb(240, 144, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F090FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 56.5% green and 100% blue (240, 144, 255).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Party Pig (#EE99FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#F090FF color codes

HEX	`#F090FF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 144, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 56.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, 53.03, -40.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 66.66, 322.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.956, 45.694, 100.039)`
Decimal	`15765759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F090FF, 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 #F090FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F090FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #F090FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f090ff; }
.text { color: #f090ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f090ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 144 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f090ff, #ff90d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #F090FF?: #F090FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F090FF?: The RGB value is 240, 144, 255: 240 red, 144 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F090FF?: The complementary color is #9FFF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F090FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.