#f253ab Color Information

#f253ab Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f253ab. In RGB, it consists of 94.9% Red, 32.5% Green, and 67.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 29.3% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 326.8°, with saturation of 85.9% and lightness of 63.7%. The decimal value for #f253ab is 15881131, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f253ab is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#f253ab Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color242, 83, 171 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color94.9%, 32.5%, 67.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.051, 0.675, 0.329 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.657, 0.293, 0.051 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color326.8°, 85.9%, 63.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color326.8°, 65.7%, 94.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color47.062, 28.004, 41.453 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color242, 83, 171 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15881131 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.892, 68.439, -14.105 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.892, 69.877, 348.355 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.892, 93.763, -32.877 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.919, 66.136, -9.401 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.404, 0.240, 28.004 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294071211 / 0xfff253ab Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6699 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #f253ab

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f253ab, its pure hue is 326.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.9%, and its lightness is 63.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f253ab, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0a15 to #d44996.

Tints of #f253ab

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f253ab, its pure hue is 326.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.9%, and its lightness is 63.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f253ab, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f469b6 to #fdeaf5.

Tones of #f253ab

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f253ab, its pure hue is 326.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f253ab, which range from #a3a3a3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff46ac (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f253ab

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f253ab! For #f253ab, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f253ab. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f253ab

This color, #f253ab, consists of 94.9% Red, 32.5% Green, and 67.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 242, Green = 83, Blue = 171. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f253ab is 0% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 29.3% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R94.9%
C0.0%
G32.5%
M65.7%
B67.1%
Y29.3%
K5.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 242 83 171
Octal 362 123 253
Hexa #f2 #53 #ab
Binary 11110010 01010011 10101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 65 29 5
Octal 0 101 35 5
Hexa #00 #41 #1d #05
Binary 00000000 01000001 00011101 00000101

Analogous Colors of #f253ab

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f253ab — which has hue 326.8° — its analogous colors are located at 296.8° and 356.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f253ab.

Triadic Colors of #f253ab

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f253ab — which has hue 326.8° — its triadic colors are located at 86.8° and 326.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f253ab.

Complementary Color of #f253ab

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f253ab — which has hue 326.8° — its complementary color is located at 146.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f253ab.

Split Complementary Colors of #f253ab

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f253ab — which has hue 326.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 116.8° and 326.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f253ab.

Tetradic Colors of #f253ab

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f253ab — which has hue 326.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 236.8°, 326.8°, 56.8°, and 146.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f253ab.

Monochromatic Colors of #f253ab

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f253ab, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d0197e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fca6d5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f253ab

We want to make getting started with #f253ab on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f253ab into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f253ab can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f253ab with other HTML elements.

#f253ab Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f253ab.
<span style="color: #f253ab;">The color of this text is #f253ab.</span>

#f253ab Background Color

The background color for this text is #f253ab.
<div style="background-color: #f253ab; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f253ab.</div>

#f253ab Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f253ab.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f253ab;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f253ab.</span>

#f253ab Border Color

This is a div with border color #f253ab.
<div style="border: #f253ab 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f253ab.</div>

#f253ab Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f253ab on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f253ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f253ab on a white background.</div></div>

#f253ab Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f253ab on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f253ab; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f253ab on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f253ab to White

This is a gradient from #f253ab to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f253ab,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f253ab to white.</div>

Gradient from #f253ab to Black

This is a gradient from #f253ab to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f253ab,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f253ab,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f253ab to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f253ab

In addition to using #f253ab on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f253ab in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f253ab, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 242, Green = 83, Blue = 171). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f253ab in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f253ab
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(242, 83, 171)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f253ab; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f253ab; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f253ab; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(242, 83, 171);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f253ab")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:242, green:83, blue:171, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:242 green:83 blue:171 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(242f, 83f, 171f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(242, 83, 171);
 

#f253ab Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f253ab the same way. For those with color blindness, #f253ab might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f253ab looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f253ab is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f253ab looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f253ab will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f253ab is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #f253ab would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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