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#f034cb

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
240, 52, 203
HSL
312°, 86%, 57%
CMYK
0, 78, 15, 6
Luminance
0.2529

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f034cb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f034cb
Hue
312°
magenta / pink
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2529
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
43/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.06:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue312° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool43% cool

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

Every format

HEX#f034cb
RGBrgb(240, 52, 203)
HSLhsl(312, 86%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 15%, 6%)
LABlab(57.4 81.8 -36.4)
LCHlch(57.4 89.5 336.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.667 0.262 337.8)
Decimal15742155
Display P3color(display-p3 0.941 0.204 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f034cb;
background-color: #f034cb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f034cb] bg-[#f034cb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f034cb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.204, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f034cb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF034CB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 52, 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 #f034cb · 6.06:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.47:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.06:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f034cb as text scores 3.47:1 on white and 6.06:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f034cb on white: 3.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f034cb on black: 6.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3D77CF
deuteranopia · #7F94C7
tritanopia · #FD407E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f034cb 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.

#FDF2FB
#FAE5F6
#F7C5ED
#F797E4
#F362D7
#f034cb
#E411BA
#BE0E9B
#980B7C
#6E0D5B
#450839
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FBDarkest = 950 · #450839
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FB;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F6;
  --brand-200: #F7C5ED;
  --brand-300: #F797E4;
  --brand-400: #F362D7;
  --brand-500: #f034cb;
  --brand-600: #E411BA;
  --brand-700: #BE0E9B;
  --brand-800: #980B7C;
  --brand-900: #6E0D5B;
  --brand-950: #450839;
  --brand: #f034cb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f034cb

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#EDC0E4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B8B
Captions on the surface
Accent#14C20A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#770961
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241421
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 #f034cb

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#34F059
Analogous left#B734F0
Analogous right#F0346D
Split-complement 1#6DF034
Split-complement 2#34F0B7
Triadic 1#CBF034
Triadic 2#34CBF0
Tetradic#F0B734

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green20.4%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.3%
Yellow15.4%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f034cb text on a black background

contrast 6.06:1

Card sample

#f034cb text on a white background

contrast 3.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f034cb;
Background color
Panel with #f034cb background
background-color: #f034cb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f034cb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 52, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 52, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f034cb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f034cb, #F0344E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f034cb

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.

#f034cb 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.

#f034cb, answered

What color is #f034cb?

#f034cb is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 312° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f034cb?

rgb(240, 52, 203) — 240 red, 52 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 94.1% / 20.4% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #f034cb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2529 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.06:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f034cb?

Black. It scores 6.06:1 against #f034cb, versus 3.47:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f034cb?

#34F059 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6DF034 and #34F0B7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f034cb?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E4 for borders, #9B4B8B for secondary text, #14C20A as an accent and #770961 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B734F0 and #F0346D stays calm, while #34F059 is the loudest partner.

What is #f034cb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 78%, 15%, 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 #f034cb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 43 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F03486; nudged cooler, #D132F2.

Work with #f034cb in the Color Lab