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#f1b0fd

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Plum

RGB
241, 176, 253
HSL
291°, 95%, 84%
CMYK
5, 30, 0, 1
Luminance
0.5684

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f1b0fd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f1b0fd
Hue
291°
magenta / pink
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5684
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.37:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue291° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% 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#f1b0fd
RGBrgb(241, 176, 253)
HSLhsl(291, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(80.1 36.3 -28.9)
LCHlch(80.1 46.4 321.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.843 0.125 321.1)
Decimal15839485
Display P3color(display-p3 0.945 0.690 0.992)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f1b0fd;
background-color: #f1b0fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f1b0fd] bg-[#f1b0fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f1b0fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.945, green: 0.690, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f1b0fd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF1B0FD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(253, 176, 241)

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 #f1b0fd · 12.37:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.70:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.37:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f1b0fd as text scores 1.70:1 on white and 12.37:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f1b0fd on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f1b0fd on black: 12.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A8C2FF
deuteranopia · #B7C9FA
tritanopia · #F3B8CC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f1b0fd is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF1FD
#F8E4FB
#f1b0fd
#EC92FC
#E25BFB
#D824FA
#CA06EF
#A905C7
#87049F
#620873
#3D0548
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FBF1FDDarkest = 950 · #3D0548
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F8E4FB;
  --brand-200: #f1b0fd;
  --brand-300: #EC92FC;
  --brand-400: #E25BFB;
  --brand-500: #D824FA;
  --brand-600: #CA06EF;
  --brand-700: #A905C7;
  --brand-800: #87049F;
  --brand-900: #620873;
  --brand-950: #3D0548;
  --brand: #f1b0fd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f1b0fd

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#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#53CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#69037C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE6FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
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 #f1b0fd

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#BCFDB0
Analogous left#CAB0FD
Analogous right#FDB0E3
Split-complement 1#E3FDB0
Split-complement 2#B0FDCA
Triadic 1#FDF1B0
Triadic 2#B0FDF1
Tetradic#FDCAB0

RGB percentages

Red94.5%
Green69.0%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.7%
Magenta30.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#f1b0fd text on a black background

contrast 12.37:1

Card sample

#f1b0fd text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f1b0fd;
Background color
Panel with #f1b0fd background
background-color: #f1b0fd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f1b0fd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(241, 176, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(241, 176, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f1b0fd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f1b0fd, #FDB0D6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f1b0fd

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.

#f1b0fd 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#f1b0fd, answered

What color is #f1b0fd?

#f1b0fd is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 291° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f1b0fd?

rgb(241, 176, 253) — 241 red, 176 green and 253 blue out of 255, or 94.5% / 69% / 99.2% by channel.

Is #f1b0fd a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5684 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 12.37:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f1b0fd?

Black. It scores 12.37:1 against #f1b0fd, versus 1.70:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f1b0fd?

#BCFDB0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E3FDB0 and #B0FDCA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f1b0fd?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E6C0ED for borders, #8E4B9B for secondary text, #53CC00 as an accent and #69037C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CAB0FD and #FDB0E3 stays calm, while #BCFDB0 is the loudest partner.

What is #f1b0fd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 1%). 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 #f1b0fd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDB0ED; nudged cooler, #D5AFFE.

Work with #f1b0fd in the Color Lab