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#f033ba

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Deep Pink

RGB
240, 51, 186
HSL
317°, 86%, 57%
CMYK
0, 79, 23, 6
Luminance
0.2444

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f033ba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f033ba
Hue
317°
magenta / pink
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2444
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.89:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 8
Where it sits
Hue317° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool40% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f033ba
RGBrgb(240, 51, 186)
HSLhsl(317, 86%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 23%, 6%)
LABlab(56.5 79.9 -27.9)
LCHlch(56.5 84.6 340.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.659 0.252 342.7)
Decimal15741882
Display P3color(display-p3 0.941 0.200 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f033ba;
background-color: #f033ba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f033ba] bg-[#f033ba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f033ba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.200, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f033ba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF033BA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 51, 240)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f033ba · 5.89:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.57:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.89:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f033ba as text scores 3.57:1 on white and 5.89:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f033ba on white: 3.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f033ba on black: 5.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4974BD
deuteranopia · #8692B6
tritanopia · #FF3474

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f033ba is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2FA
#FAE5F4
#F7C5E9
#F796DC
#F362CA
#f033ba
#E411A8
#BE0E8C
#980B70
#6E0D52
#450833
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FADarkest = 950 · #450833
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F4;
  --brand-200: #F7C5E9;
  --brand-300: #F796DC;
  --brand-400: #F362CA;
  --brand-500: #f033ba;
  --brand-600: #E411A8;
  --brand-700: #BE0E8C;
  --brand-800: #980B70;
  --brand-900: #6E0D52;
  --brand-950: #450833;
  --brand: #f033ba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f033ba

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B84
Captions on the surface
Accent#0AC211
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#770957
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7F7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241420
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f033ba

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#33F069
Analogous left#C733F0
Analogous right#F0335C
Split-complement 1#5CF033
Split-complement 2#33F0C7
Triadic 1#BAF033
Triadic 2#33BAF0
Tetradic#F0C733

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green20.0%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.8%
Yellow22.5%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f033ba text on a black background

contrast 5.89:1

Card sample

#f033ba text on a white background

contrast 3.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f033ba;
Background color
Panel with #f033ba background
background-color: #f033ba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f033ba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 51, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 51, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f033ba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f033ba, #F0333C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f033ba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f033ba in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f033ba, answered

What color is #f033ba?

#f033ba is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 8). It sits at 317° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f033ba?

rgb(240, 51, 186) — 240 red, 51 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 94.1% / 20% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #f033ba a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2444 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.89:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f033ba?

Black. It scores 5.89:1 against #f033ba, versus 3.57:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f033ba?

#33F069 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5CF033 and #33F0C7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f033ba?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E0 for borders, #9B4B84 for secondary text, #0AC211 as an accent and #770957 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C733F0 and #F0335C stays calm, while #33F069 is the loudest partner.

What is #f033ba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 79%, 23%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f033ba warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 40 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F03375; nudged cooler, #E231F2.

Work with #f033ba in the Color Lab