What color is #F78BF0?

#F78BF0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F78BF0?

The RGB value is 247, 139, 240: 247 red, 139 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F78BF0?

The complementary color is #8BF792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F78BF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F78BF0 color

#F78BF0 rgb(247, 139, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F78BF0 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 54.5% green and 94.1% blue (247, 139, 240).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 87% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frail Fuchsia (#EE88EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#F78BF0 color codes

HEX	`#F78BF0`
RGB	`rgb(247, 139, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 54.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 87%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 44%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 54.85, -33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 64.19, 328.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.318, 44.534, 87.682)`
Decimal	`16223216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F78BF0, 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 #F78BF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F78BF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #F78BF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f78bf0; }
.text { color: #f78bf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f78bf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 139 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f78bf0, #f78bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #F78BF0?: #F78BF0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F78BF0?: The RGB value is 247, 139, 240: 247 red, 139 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F78BF0?: The complementary color is #8BF792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F78BF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.