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#f554db

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

RGB
245, 84, 219
HSL
310°, 89%, 65%
CMYK
0, 66, 11, 4
Luminance
0.3087

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f554db is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f554db
Hue
310°
magenta / pink
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
65%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3087
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.17:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue310° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% 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#f554db
RGBrgb(245, 84, 219)
HSLhsl(310, 89%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 11%, 4%)
LABlab(62.4 75.2 -37.6)
LCHlch(62.4 84.1 333.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.708 0.242 334.9)
Decimal16078043
Display P3color(display-p3 0.961 0.329 0.859)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f554db;
background-color: #f554db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f554db] bg-[#f554db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f554db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.961, green: 0.329, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f554db")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF554DB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(219, 84, 245)

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 #f554db · 7.17:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.93:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f554db as text scores 2.93:1 on white and 7.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f554db on white: 2.93:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f554db on black: 7.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5388DF
deuteranopia · #899FD7
tritanopia · #FF5F90

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f554db 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.

#FDF2FB
#FBE5F7
#F8C4F0
#F995E9
#f554db
#F32BD2
#E70DC4
#C10BA3
#9A0983
#6F0B5F
#46073B
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FBDarkest = 950 · #46073B
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FB;
  --brand-100: #FBE5F7;
  --brand-200: #F8C4F0;
  --brand-300: #F995E9;
  --brand-400: #f554db;
  --brand-500: #F32BD2;
  --brand-600: #E70DC4;
  --brand-700: #C10BA3;
  --brand-800: #9A0983;
  --brand-900: #6F0B5F;
  --brand-950: #46073B;
  --brand: #f554db;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f554db

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#EDC0E5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B8E
Captions on the surface
Accent#18C507
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#780766
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7FA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241422
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 #f554db

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
  • 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
  • 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#54F56E
Analogous left#BF54F5
Analogous right#F5548A
Split-complement 1#8AF554
Split-complement 2#54F5BF
Triadic 1#DBF554
Triadic 2#54DBF5
Tetradic#F5BF54

RGB percentages

Red96.1%
Green32.9%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta65.7%
Yellow10.6%
Key (black)3.9%

Color previews

#f554db text on a black background

contrast 7.17:1

Card sample

#f554db text on a white background

contrast 2.93:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f554db;
Background color
Panel with #f554db background
background-color: #f554db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f554db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(245, 84, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(245, 84, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f554db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f554db, #F55470);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f554db

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.

#f554db 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.

#f554db, answered

What color is #f554db?

#f554db is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 310° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f554db?

rgb(245, 84, 219) — 245 red, 84 green and 219 blue out of 255, or 96.1% / 32.9% / 85.9% by channel.

Is #f554db a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3087 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 7.17:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f554db?

Black. It scores 7.17:1 against #f554db, versus 2.93:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f554db?

#54F56E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #8AF554 and #54F5BF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f554db?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E5 for borders, #9B4B8E for secondary text, #18C507 as an accent and #780766 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BF54F5 and #F5548A stays calm, while #54F56E is the loudest partner.

What is #f554db in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 66%, 11%, 4%). 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 #f554db warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F554A0; nudged cooler, #D552F7.

Work with #f554db in the Color Lab