HEX Color #F0A0FF (Violet)

About #F0A0FF

Visually, #F0A0FF is defined as a vivid magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Violet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(240, 160, 255).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 6% cyan and 37% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A0FF

RGB240, 160, 255

HSL290.5°, 100.0%, 81.4%

CMYK6%, 37%, 0%, 0%

HSV290.5°, 37.3%, 100.0%

LAB76.6, 44.8, -35.3

XYZ66.6, 50.9, 100.9

Decimal15769855

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F0A0FF #AFFFA0

Analogous

#C0A0FF #FFA0DE

Triadic

#FFEFA0 #A0FFEF

Tetradic

#FFC0A0 #AFFFA0 #A0DEFF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F0A0FF

#F1AAFF

#F3B5FF

#F5BFFF

#F6CAFF

#F8D4FF

#FADFFF

#FBE9FF

#FDF4FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F0A0FF

#D58EE2

#BA7CC6

#A06AAA

#85588D

#6A4771

#503555

#352338

#1A111C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.88:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.18:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.50:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A0FF; }

.text-color { color: #F0A0FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A0FF; }

Similar Colors

Violet

#EE82EE