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#FA8FEA

#FA8FEA is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 56.1% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 91% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FA8FEA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FA8FEA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #FA8FEA

What color is #FA8FEA?

#FA8FEA is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 56.1% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 91% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FA8FEA in RGB?

#FA8FEA is rgb(250, 143, 234): 250 red, 143 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FA8FEA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 6, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FA8FEA?

PANTONE 237 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FA8FEA?

Its complement #5FCA73 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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