HEX Color #F0A0CC (Plum)

About #F0A0CC

The hex code #F0A0CC represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 160 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 33% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 327.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A0CC

RGB240, 160, 204

HSL327.0°, 72.7%, 78.4%

CMYK0%, 33%, 15%, 6%

HSV327.0°, 33.3%, 94.1%

LAB74.8, 35.9, -10.3

XYZ59.4, 48.0, 63.3

Decimal15769804

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F0A0CC #A0F0C4

Analogous

#EBA0F0 #F0A0A3

Triadic

#CCF0A0 #A0CCF0

Tetradic

#F0ECA0 #A0F0C4 #A0A4F0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F0A0CC

#F1AAD1

#F3B5D7

#F5BFDD

#F6CAE2

#F8D4E8

#FADFEE

#FBE9F3

#FDF4F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F0A0CC

#D58EB5

#BA7C9E

#A06A88

#855871

#6A475A

#503544

#35232D

#1A1116

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.98:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.61:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.89:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.02:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A0CC; }

.text-color { color: #F0A0CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A0CC; }

Similar Colors

Plum

#DDA0DD