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#f313af

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

RGB
243, 19, 175
HSL
318°, 90%, 51%
CMYK
0, 92, 28, 5
Luminance
0.2262

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f313af is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f313af
Hue
318°
magenta / pink
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2262
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.52:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue318° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness51%
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#f313af
RGBrgb(243, 19, 175)
HSLhsl(318, 90%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 28%, 5%)
LABlab(54.7 84.9 -24.4)
LCHlch(54.7 88.3 344.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.645 0.267 346.0)
Decimal15930287
Display P3color(display-p3 0.953 0.075 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f313af;
background-color: #f313af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f313af] bg-[#f313af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f313af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.953, green: 0.075, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f313af")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF313AF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 19, 243)

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 #f313af · 5.52:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.80:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f313af as text scores 3.80:1 on white and 5.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f313af on white: 3.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f313af on black: 5.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #436CB2
deuteranopia · #868FAB
tritanopia · #FF0068

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f313af is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2FA
#FBE5F4
#F8C3E8
#FA94DB
#F75FC9
#F429B7
#f313af
#C20A8A
#9B086F
#700A51
#460633
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FADarkest = 950 · #460633
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FBE5F4;
  --brand-200: #F8C3E8;
  --brand-300: #FA94DB;
  --brand-400: #F75FC9;
  --brand-500: #F429B7;
  --brand-600: #f313af;
  --brand-700: #C20A8A;
  --brand-800: #9B086F;
  --brand-900: #700A51;
  --brand-950: #460633;
  --brand: #f313af;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f313af

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#EDC0DF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B83
Captions on the surface
Accent#06C610
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#790656
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7F7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
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 #f313af

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#13F357
Analogous left#C713F3
Analogous right#F3133F
Split-complement 1#3FF313
Split-complement 2#13F3C7
Triadic 1#AFF313
Triadic 2#13AFF3
Tetradic#F3C713

RGB percentages

Red95.3%
Green7.5%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta92.2%
Yellow28.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#f313af text on a black background

contrast 5.52:1

Card sample

#f313af text on a white background

contrast 3.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f313af;
Background color
Panel with #f313af background
background-color: #f313af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f313af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(243, 19, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(243, 19, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f313af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f313af, #F3131A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f313af

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.

#f313af 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.

#f313af, answered

What color is #f313af?

#f313af is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 318° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f313af?

rgb(243, 19, 175) — 243 red, 19 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 95.3% / 7.5% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #f313af a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2262 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 5.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f313af?

Black. It scores 5.52:1 against #f313af, versus 3.80:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f313af?

#13F357 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3FF313 and #13F3C7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f313af?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0DF for borders, #9B4B83 for secondary text, #06C610 as an accent and #790656 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C713F3 and #F3133F stays calm, while #13F357 is the loudest partner.

What is #f313af in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 92%, 28%, 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 #f313af 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 #F3135D; nudged cooler, #E711F5.

Work with #f313af in the Color Lab