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#f337c2

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

RGB
243, 55, 194
HSL
316°, 89%, 58%
CMYK
0, 77, 20, 5
Luminance
0.2568

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f337c2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f337c2
Hue
316°
magenta / pink
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2568
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.14:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 8.5
Where it sits
Hue316° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% 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#f337c2
RGBrgb(243, 55, 194)
HSLhsl(316, 89%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 20%, 5%)
LABlab(57.7 80.5 -30.6)
LCHlch(57.7 86.2 339.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.670 0.255 341.1)
Decimal15939522
Display P3color(display-p3 0.953 0.216 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f337c2;
background-color: #f337c2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f337c2] bg-[#f337c2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f337c2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.953, green: 0.216, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f337c2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF337C2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 55, 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 #f337c2 · 6.14:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.42:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f337c2 as text scores 3.42:1 on white and 6.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f337c2 on white: 3.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f337c2 on black: 6.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4978C6
deuteranopia · #8695BE
tritanopia · #FF3C7A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f337c2 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
#FBE5F5
#F8C4EA
#F995DF
#F560CF
#f337c2
#E70EAF
#C00C91
#9A0974
#6F0B55
#450735
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FADarkest = 950 · #450735
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FBE5F5;
  --brand-200: #F8C4EA;
  --brand-300: #F995DF;
  --brand-400: #F560CF;
  --brand-500: #f337c2;
  --brand-600: #E70EAF;
  --brand-700: #C00C91;
  --brand-800: #9A0974;
  --brand-900: #6F0B55;
  --brand-950: #450735;
  --brand: #f337c2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f337c2

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#EDC0E1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B86
Captions on the surface
Accent#08C40A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#78075B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7F8
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 #f337c2

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#37F368
Analogous left#C637F3
Analogous right#F33764
Split-complement 1#64F337
Split-complement 2#37F3C6
Triadic 1#C2F337
Triadic 2#37C2F3
Tetradic#F3C637

RGB percentages

Red95.3%
Green21.6%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta77.4%
Yellow20.2%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#f337c2 text on a black background

contrast 6.14:1

Card sample

#f337c2 text on a white background

contrast 3.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f337c2;
Background color
Panel with #f337c2 background
background-color: #f337c2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f337c2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(243, 55, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(243, 55, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f337c2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f337c2, #F33745);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f337c2

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.

#f337c2 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.

#f337c2, answered

What color is #f337c2?

#f337c2 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 8.5). It sits at 316° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f337c2?

rgb(243, 55, 194) — 243 red, 55 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 95.3% / 21.6% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #f337c2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2568 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f337c2?

Black. It scores 6.14:1 against #f337c2, versus 3.42:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f337c2?

#37F368 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #64F337 and #37F3C6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f337c2?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E1 for borders, #9B4B86 for secondary text, #08C40A as an accent and #78075B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C637F3 and #F33764 stays calm, while #37F368 is the loudest partner.

What is #f337c2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 77%, 20%, 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 #f337c2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F3377D; nudged cooler, #E135F5.

Work with #f337c2 in the Color Lab