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#f24eb7

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

RGB
242, 78, 183
HSL
322°, 86%, 63%
CMYK
0, 68, 24, 5
Luminance
0.2774

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f24eb7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f24eb7
Hue
322°
magenta / pink
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
62%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2774
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.55:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 6.5
Where it sits
Hue322° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness63%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% 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#f24eb7
RGBrgb(242, 78, 183)
HSLhsl(322, 86%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 24%, 5%)
LABlab(59.7 71.7 -21.4)
LCHlch(59.7 74.9 343.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.682 0.224 345.3)
Decimal15879863
Display P3color(display-p3 0.949 0.306 0.718)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f24eb7;
background-color: #f24eb7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f24eb7] bg-[#f24eb7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f24eb7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.306, blue: 0.718)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f24eb7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF24EB7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(183, 78, 242)

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 #f24eb7 · 6.55:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.21:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.55:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f24eb7 as text scores 3.21:1 on white and 6.55:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f24eb7 on white: 3.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f24eb7 on black: 6.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #617EBA
deuteranopia · #919AB3
tritanopia · #FF4B7C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f24eb7 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2F9
#FAE5F3
#F7C5E5
#F796D4
#f24eb7
#F02EAA
#E41198
#BE0E7F
#980B65
#6E0D4B
#45082F
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F9Darkest = 950 · #45082F
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F9;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F3;
  --brand-200: #F7C5E5;
  --brand-300: #F796D4;
  --brand-400: #f24eb7;
  --brand-500: #F02EAA;
  --brand-600: #E41198;
  --brand-700: #BE0E7F;
  --brand-800: #980B65;
  --brand-900: #6E0D4B;
  --brand-950: #45082F;
  --brand: #f24eb7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f24eb7

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#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7E
Captions on the surface
Accent#0AC21E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#77094F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
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 #f24eb7

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#4EF289
Analogous left#DB4EF2
Analogous right#F24E65
Split-complement 1#65F24E
Split-complement 2#4EF2DB
Triadic 1#B7F24E
Triadic 2#4EB7F2
Tetradic#F2DB4E

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green30.6%
Blue71.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta67.8%
Yellow24.4%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#f24eb7 text on a black background

contrast 6.55:1

Card sample

#f24eb7 text on a white background

contrast 3.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f24eb7;
Background color
Panel with #f24eb7 background
background-color: #f24eb7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f24eb7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 78, 183, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 78, 183, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f24eb7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f24eb7, #F2524E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f24eb7

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.

#f24eb7 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.

#f24eb7, answered

What color is #f24eb7?

#f24eb7 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 6.5). It sits at 322° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f24eb7?

rgb(242, 78, 183) — 242 red, 78 green and 183 blue out of 255, or 94.9% / 30.6% / 71.8% by channel.

Is #f24eb7 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2774 and perceived brightness is 62%, so black text on it reaches 6.55:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f24eb7?

Black. It scores 6.55:1 against #f24eb7, versus 3.21:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f24eb7?

#4EF289 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #65F24E and #4EF2DB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f24eb7?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DC for borders, #9B4B7E for secondary text, #0AC21E as an accent and #77094F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DB4EF2 and #F24E65 stays calm, while #4EF289 is the loudest partner.

What is #f24eb7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 68%, 24%, 5%). 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 #f24eb7 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F24E7B; nudged cooler, #F34CF4.

Work with #f24eb7 in the Color Lab