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#f751cc

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

RGB
247, 81, 204
HSL
316°, 91%, 64%
CMYK
0, 67, 17, 3
Luminance
0.3002

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f751cc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f751cc
Hue
316°
magenta / pink
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3002
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.00:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue316° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness64%
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#f751cc
RGBrgb(247, 81, 204)
HSLhsl(316, 91%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 17%, 3%)
LABlab(61.7 74.7 -30.2)
LCHlch(61.7 80.5 338.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.236 339.9)
Decimal16208332
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.318 0.800)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f751cc;
background-color: #f751cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f751cc] bg-[#f751cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f751cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.318, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f751cc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF751CC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(204, 81, 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 #f751cc · 7.00:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 3.00:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.00:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f751cc as text scores 3.00:1 on white and 7.00:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f751cc on white: 3.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f751cc on black: 7.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5B84D0
deuteranopia · #8F9FC8
tritanopia · #FF5688

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f751cc 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.

#FDF2FA
#FBE5F5
#F9C3EB
#FA94E0
#f751cc
#F528C0
#EA0BB0
#C30993
#9C0776
#710A56
#460636
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FADarkest = 950 · #460636
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FBE5F5;
  --brand-200: #F9C3EB;
  --brand-300: #FA94E0;
  --brand-400: #f751cc;
  --brand-500: #F528C0;
  --brand-600: #EA0BB0;
  --brand-700: #C30993;
  --brand-800: #9C0776;
  --brand-900: #710A56;
  --brand-950: #460636;
  --brand: #f751cc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f751cc

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#04C807
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A065C
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 #f751cc

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#51F77C
Analogous left#CF51F7
Analogous right#F75179
Split-complement 1#79F751
Split-complement 2#51F7CF
Triadic 1#CCF751
Triadic 2#51CCF7
Tetradic#F7CF51

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green31.8%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta67.2%
Yellow17.4%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f751cc text on a black background

contrast 7.00:1

Card sample

#f751cc text on a white background

contrast 3.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f751cc;
Background color
Panel with #f751cc background
background-color: #f751cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f751cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 81, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 81, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f751cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f751cc, #F7515D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f751cc

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.

#f751cc 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.

#f751cc, answered

What color is #f751cc?

#f751cc is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 316° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f751cc?

rgb(247, 81, 204) — 247 red, 81 green and 204 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 31.8% / 80% by channel.

Is #f751cc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3002 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 7.00:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f751cc?

Black. It scores 7.00:1 against #f751cc, versus 3.00:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f751cc?

#51F77C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #79F751 and #51F7CF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f751cc?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E1 for borders, #9B4B86 for secondary text, #04C807 as an accent and #7A065C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CF51F7 and #F75179 stays calm, while #51F77C is the loudest partner.

What is #f751cc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 67%, 17%, 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 #f751cc 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 #F7518F; nudged cooler, #E64FF9.

Work with #f751cc in the Color Lab