What color is #F249E5?

#F249E5 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cupid’s Eye. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F249E5?

The RGB value is 242, 73, 229: 242 red, 73 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F249E5?

The complementary color is #49F256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F249E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F249E5 color

#F249E5 rgb(242, 73, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F249E5 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 28.6% green and 89.8% blue (242, 73, 229).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 87% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cupid’s Eye (#FF22DD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#F249E5 color codes

HEX	`#F249E5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 73, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 28.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 79.81, -45.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 91.78, 330.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.143, 29.304, 76.971)`
Decimal	`15878629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F249E5, 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 #F249E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F249E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	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 #F249E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f249e5; }
.text { color: #f249e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f249e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 73 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f249e5, #f24990); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F249E5?: #F249E5 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cupid’s Eye. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F249E5?: The RGB value is 242, 73, 229: 242 red, 73 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F249E5?: The complementary color is #49F256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F249E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.