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#f893cf

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Plum

RGB
248, 147, 207
HSL
324°, 88%, 78%
CMYK
0, 41, 17, 3
Luminance
0.4533

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f893cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f893cf
Hue
324°
magenta / pink
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
78%
light
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
74%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4533
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
36/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.07:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue324° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness78%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool36% 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#f893cf
RGBrgb(248, 147, 207)
HSLhsl(324, 88%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 3%)
LABlab(73.1 45.8 -14.4)
LCHlch(73.1 48.0 342.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.786 0.141 344.3)
Decimal16290767
Display P3color(display-p3 0.973 0.576 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f893cf;
background-color: #f893cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f893cf] bg-[#f893cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f893cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.973, green: 0.576, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f893cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF893CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 147, 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 #f893cf · 10.07:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.09:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.07:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f893cf as text scores 2.09:1 on white and 10.07:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f893cf on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f893cf on black: 10.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #9AA9D1
deuteranopia · #B4BACC
tritanopia · #FF93A9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f893cf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2F8
#FAE5F2
#F8C4E3
#f893cf
#F561B9
#F12CA1
#E60F8E
#C00C77
#990A5F
#6F0C46
#45072C
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F8Darkest = 950 · #45072C
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F8;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F2;
  --brand-200: #F8C4E3;
  --brand-300: #f893cf;
  --brand-400: #F561B9;
  --brand-500: #F12CA1;
  --brand-600: #E60F8E;
  --brand-700: #C00C77;
  --brand-800: #990A5F;
  --brand-900: #6F0C46;
  --brand-950: #45072C;
  --brand: #f893cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f893cf

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#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7A
Captions on the surface
Accent#09C325
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#78084A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
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 #f893cf

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#93F8BC
Analogous left#EF93F8
Analogous right#F8939D
Split-complement 1#9DF893
Split-complement 2#93F8EF
Triadic 1#CFF893
Triadic 2#93CFF8
Tetradic#F8EF93

RGB percentages

Red97.3%
Green57.6%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta40.7%
Yellow16.5%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#f893cf text on a black background

contrast 10.07:1

Card sample

#f893cf text on a white background

contrast 2.09:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f893cf;
Background color
Panel with #f893cf background
background-color: #f893cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f893cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(248, 147, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(248, 147, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f893cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f893cf, #F89B93);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f893cf

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.

#f893cf 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f893cf, answered

What color is #f893cf?

#f893cf is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 324° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 78% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f893cf?

rgb(248, 147, 207) — 248 red, 147 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 97.3% / 57.6% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #f893cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4533 and perceived brightness is 74%, so black text on it reaches 10.07:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f893cf?

Black. It scores 10.07:1 against #f893cf, versus 2.09:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f893cf?

#93F8BC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9DF893 and #93F8EF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f893cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DA for borders, #9B4B7A for secondary text, #09C325 as an accent and #78084A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EF93F8 and #F8939D stays calm, while #93F8BC is the loudest partner.

What is #f893cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 41%, 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 #f893cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 36 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F893AA; nudged cooler, #F992F5.

Work with #f893cf in the Color Lab