#F8BDE9

A very light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #F8BDE9

When working with digital screens, the color #F8BDE9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 189 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 24% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 315.3° hue, 80.8% saturation, and 85.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8BDE9
RGB248, 189, 233
HSL315.3°, 80.8%, 85.7%
CMYK0%, 24%, 6%, 3%
HSV315.3°, 23.8%, 97.3%
LAB83.0, 28.1, -13.6
XYZ71.6, 62.2, 85.3
Decimal16301545

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.45:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8BDE9; }
.text-color { color: #F8BDE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8BDE9; }

Similar Colors

Plum
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