What color is #FA47FF?

#FA47FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Violet Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FA47FF?

The RGB value is 250, 71, 255: 250 red, 71 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FA47FF?

The complementary color is #4CFF47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA47FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FA47FF color

#FA47FF rgb(250, 71, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FA47FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 27.8% green and 100% blue (250, 71, 255).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Pink (#FB5FFC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#FA47FF color codes

HEX	`#FA47FF`
RGB	`rgb(250, 71, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 27.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 72%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, 86.08, -55.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 102.68, 326.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.727, 32.055, 97.63)`
Decimal	`16402431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FA47FF, 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 #FA47FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FA47FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #FA47FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa47ff; }
.text { color: #fa47ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa47ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 71 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa47ff, #ff47a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FA47FF?: #FA47FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Violet Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FA47FF?: The RGB value is 250, 71, 255: 250 red, 71 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FA47FF?: The complementary color is #4CFF47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA47FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.