What color is #F878F8?

#F878F8 is a light, vivid magenta known as Princess Peach. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F878F8?

The RGB value is 248, 120, 248: 248 red, 120 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F878F8?

The complementary color is #78F878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F878F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F878F8 color

#F878F8 rgb(248, 120, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F878F8 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 47.1% green and 97.3% blue (248, 120, 248).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 90% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

This exact color is also called Princess Peach.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#F878F8 color codes

HEX	`#F878F8`
RGB	`rgb(248, 120, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 47.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 90%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 52%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 65.57, -42.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 78.06, 327.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.37, 40.17, 93.257)`
Decimal	`16283896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F878F8, 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 #F878F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F878F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #F878F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f878f8; }
.text { color: #f878f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f878f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 120 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f878f8, #f878b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #F878F8?: #F878F8 is a light, vivid magenta known as Princess Peach. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F878F8?: The RGB value is 248, 120, 248: 248 red, 120 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F878F8?: The complementary color is #78F878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F878F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.