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#f73cdf

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

RGB
247, 60, 223
HSL
308°, 92%, 60%
CMYK
0, 76, 10, 3
Luminance
0.2833

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f73cdf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f73cdf
Hue
308°
magenta / pink
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2833
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.67:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue308° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#f73cdf
RGBrgb(247, 60, 223)
HSLhsl(308, 92%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 10%, 3%)
LABlab(60.2 83.9 -43.3)
LCHlch(60.2 94.4 332.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.693 0.271 334.1)
Decimal16202975
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.235 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f73cdf;
background-color: #f73cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f73cdf] bg-[#f73cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f73cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.235, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f73cdf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF73CDF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 60, 247)

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 #f73cdf · 6.67:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.15:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.67:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f73cdf as text scores 3.15:1 on white and 6.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f73cdf on white: 3.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f73cdf on black: 6.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3780E3
deuteranopia · #7F9BDB
tritanopia · #FF4F8B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f73cdf 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.

#FDF2FC
#FBE4F8
#F9C3F2
#FB93ED
#F85DE4
#f73cdf
#EB0ACE
#C408AC
#9D0689
#710964
#47063E
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FCDarkest = 950 · #47063E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FC;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F8;
  --brand-200: #F9C3F2;
  --brand-300: #FB93ED;
  --brand-400: #F85DE4;
  --brand-500: #f73cdf;
  --brand-600: #EB0ACE;
  --brand-700: #C408AC;
  --brand-800: #9D0689;
  --brand-900: #710964;
  --brand-950: #47063E;
  --brand: #f73cdf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f73cdf

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#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B91
Captions on the surface
Accent#1CC804
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A056B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7FB
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 #f73cdf

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#3CF754
Analogous left#B23CF7
Analogous right#F73C82
Split-complement 1#82F73C
Split-complement 2#3CF7B2
Triadic 1#DFF73C
Triadic 2#3CDFF7
Tetradic#F7B23C

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green23.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.7%
Yellow9.7%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f73cdf text on a black background

contrast 6.67:1

Card sample

#f73cdf text on a white background

contrast 3.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f73cdf;
Background color
Panel with #f73cdf background
background-color: #f73cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f73cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 60, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 60, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f73cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f73cdf, #F73C62);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f73cdf

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.

#f73cdf 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.

#f73cdf, answered

What color is #f73cdf?

#f73cdf is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 308° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f73cdf?

rgb(247, 60, 223) — 247 red, 60 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 23.5% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #f73cdf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2833 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.67:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f73cdf?

Black. It scores 6.67:1 against #f73cdf, versus 3.15:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f73cdf?

#3CF754 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #82F73C and #3CF7B2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f73cdf?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E7 for borders, #9B4B91 for secondary text, #1CC804 as an accent and #7A056B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B23CF7 and #F73C82 stays calm, while #3CF754 is the loudest partner.

What is #f73cdf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 76%, 10%, 3%). 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 #f73cdf warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F73C9A; nudged cooler, #CB3AF9.

Work with #f73cdf in the Color Lab