What color is #F249E6?

#F249E6 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 #F249E6?

The RGB value is 242, 73, 230: 242 red, 73 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F249E6?

The complementary color is #49F255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F249E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F249E6 color

#F249E6 rgb(242, 73, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F249E6 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 28.6% green and 90.2% blue (242, 73, 230).

Its hue angle is 304°, 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 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#F249E6 color codes

HEX	`#F249E6`
RGB	`rgb(242, 73, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 28.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.1, 79.96, -45.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.1, 92.15, 330.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.283, 29.36, 77.708)`
Decimal	`15878630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F249E6, 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 #F249E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F249E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #F249E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f249e6; }
.text { color: #f249e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f249e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 73 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f249e6, #f24992); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F249E6?: #F249E6 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 #F249E6?: The RGB value is 242, 73, 230: 242 red, 73 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F249E6?: The complementary color is #49F255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F249E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.