What color is #F786F5?

#F786F5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Technolust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F786F5?

The RGB value is 247, 134, 245: 247 red, 134 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F786F5?

The complementary color is #86F788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F786F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F786F5 color

#F786F5 rgb(247, 134, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F786F5 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 52.5% green and 96.1% blue (247, 134, 245).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 88% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Technolust (#FF80F9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#F786F5 color codes

HEX	`#F786F5`
RGB	`rgb(247, 134, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 52.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 88%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 46%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 58.17, -37.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 69.06, 327.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.363, 43.42, 91.412)`
Decimal	`16221941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F786F5, 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 #F786F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F786F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #F786F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f786f5; }
.text { color: #f786f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f786f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 134 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f786f5, #f786bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #F786F5?: #F786F5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Technolust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F786F5?: The RGB value is 247, 134, 245: 247 red, 134 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F786F5?: The complementary color is #86F788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F786F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.