What color is #F296E7?

#F296E7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F296E7?

The RGB value is 242, 150, 231: 242 red, 150 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F296E7?

The complementary color is #96F2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F296E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F296E7 color

#F296E7 rgb(242, 150, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F296E7 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 58.8% green and 90.6% blue (242, 150, 231).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 78% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#F296E7 color codes

HEX	`#F296E7`
RGB	`rgb(242, 150, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 58.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 78%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 46.25, -26.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 53.32, 330.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.947, 46.462, 81.291)`
Decimal	`15898343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F296E7, 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 #F296E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F296E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #F296E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f296e7; }
.text { color: #f296e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f296e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 150 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f296e7, #f296b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #F296E7?: #F296E7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F296E7?: The RGB value is 242, 150, 231: 242 red, 150 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F296E7?: The complementary color is #96F2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F296E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.