#F8A8E2

A very light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #F8A8E2

When working with digital screens, the color #F8A8E2 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 226 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 32% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#F8A8E2
RGB248, 168, 226
HSL316.5°, 85.1%, 81.6%
CMYK0%, 32%, 9%, 3%
HSV316.5°, 32.3%, 97.3%
LAB78.1, 38.0, -17.2
XYZ66.4, 53.5, 78.8
Decimal16296162

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.69:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A8E2; }
.text-color { color: #F8A8E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A8E2; }

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