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#f804ba

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

RGB
248, 4, 186
HSL
315°, 97%, 49%
CMYK
0, 98, 25, 3
Luminance
0.2359

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f804ba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f804ba
Hue
315°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
49%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2359
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
42/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.72:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue315° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness49%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool42% 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#f804ba
RGBrgb(248, 4, 186)
HSLhsl(315, 97%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 25%, 3%)
LABlab(55.7 88.2 -29.1)
LCHlch(55.7 92.8 341.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.655 0.279 343.7)
Decimal16254138
Display P3color(display-p3 0.973 0.016 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f804ba;
background-color: #f804ba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f804ba] bg-[#f804ba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f804ba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.973, green: 0.016, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f804ba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF804BA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 4, 248)

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 #f804ba · 5.72:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.67:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f804ba as text scores 3.67:1 on white and 5.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f804ba on white: 3.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f804ba on black: 5.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3B6EBE
deuteranopia · #8592B5
tritanopia · #FF006E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f804ba 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.

#FDF1FA
#FCE4F6
#FBC1EC
#FD91E2
#FC59D3
#FB22C4
#f804ba
#C90397
#A10379
#740758
#480437
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FADarkest = 950 · #480437
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FA;
  --brand-100: #FCE4F6;
  --brand-200: #FBC1EC;
  --brand-300: #FD91E2;
  --brand-400: #FC59D3;
  --brand-500: #FB22C4;
  --brand-600: #f804ba;
  --brand-700: #C90397;
  --brand-800: #A10379;
  --brand-900: #740758;
  --brand-950: #480437;
  --brand: #f804ba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f804ba

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#9B4B87
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC01
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7D025E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F8
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 #f804ba

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#04F842
Analogous left#BC04F8
Analogous right#F80440
Split-complement 1#40F804
Split-complement 2#04F8BC
Triadic 1#BAF804
Triadic 2#04BAF8
Tetradic#F8BC04

RGB percentages

Red97.3%
Green1.6%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta98.4%
Yellow25.0%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#f804ba text on a black background

contrast 5.72:1

Card sample

#f804ba text on a white background

contrast 3.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f804ba;
Background color
Panel with #f804ba background
background-color: #f804ba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f804ba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(248, 4, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(248, 4, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f804ba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f804ba, #F80418);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f804ba

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.

#f804ba 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.

#f804ba, answered

What color is #f804ba?

#f804ba is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 315° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 49% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f804ba?

rgb(248, 4, 186) — 248 red, 4 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 97.3% / 1.6% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #f804ba a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2359 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f804ba?

Black. It scores 5.72:1 against #f804ba, versus 3.67:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f804ba?

#04F842 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #40F804 and #04F8BC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f804ba?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E1 for borders, #9B4B87 for secondary text, #00CC01 as an accent and #7D025E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BC04F8 and #F80440 stays calm, while #04F842 is the loudest partner.

What is #f804ba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 98%, 25%, 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 #f804ba warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 42 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F80461; nudged cooler, #DE02FA.

Work with #f804ba in the Color Lab