#F8A8D3

A very light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #F8A8D3

When working with digital screens, the color #F8A8D3 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 168 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 327.8° hue, 85.1% saturation, and 81.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8A8D3
RGB248, 168, 211
HSL327.8°, 85.1%, 81.6%
CMYK0%, 32%, 15%, 3%
HSV327.8°, 32.3%, 97.3%
LAB77.7, 35.5, -9.8
XYZ64.5, 52.7, 68.4
Decimal16296147

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A8D3; }
.text-color { color: #F8A8D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A8D3; }

Similar Colors

Plum
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