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#f93cdd

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

RGB
249, 60, 221
HSL
309°, 94%, 61%
CMYK
0, 76, 11, 2
Luminance
0.2859

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f93cdd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f93cdd
Hue
309°
magenta / pink
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2859
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.72:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 5
Where it sits
Hue309° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness61%
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#f93cdd
RGBrgb(249, 60, 221)
HSLhsl(309, 94%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 11%, 2%)
LABlab(60.4 84.0 -41.7)
LCHlch(60.4 93.8 333.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.695 0.271 335.1)
Decimal16334045
Display P3color(display-p3 0.976 0.235 0.867)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f93cdd;
background-color: #f93cdd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f93cdd] bg-[#f93cdd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f93cdd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.976, green: 0.235, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f93cdd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF93CDD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(221, 60, 249)

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 #f93cdd · 6.72:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.13:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f93cdd as text scores 3.13:1 on white and 6.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f93cdd on white: 3.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f93cdd on black: 6.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3B80E1
deuteranopia · #829BD9
tritanopia · #FF4D8A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f93cdd 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.

#FDF2FB
#FBE4F8
#FAC2F1
#FC92EC
#FA5CE2
#f93cdd
#ED07CB
#C606A9
#9E0588
#720862
#47053E
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FBDarkest = 950 · #47053E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FB;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F8;
  --brand-200: #FAC2F1;
  --brand-300: #FC92EC;
  --brand-400: #FA5CE2;
  --brand-500: #f93cdd;
  --brand-600: #ED07CB;
  --brand-700: #C606A9;
  --brand-800: #9E0588;
  --brand-900: #720862;
  --brand-950: #47053E;
  --brand: #f93cdd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f93cdd

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#EDC0E6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B8F
Captions on the surface
Accent#16CA02
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C046A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6FB
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 #f93cdd

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#3CF958
Analogous left#B73CF9
Analogous right#F93C7F
Split-complement 1#7FF93C
Split-complement 2#3CF9B7
Triadic 1#DDF93C
Triadic 2#3CDDF9
Tetradic#F9B73C

RGB percentages

Red97.6%
Green23.5%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.9%
Yellow11.2%
Key (black)2.4%

Color previews

#f93cdd text on a black background

contrast 6.72:1

Card sample

#f93cdd text on a white background

contrast 3.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f93cdd;
Background color
Panel with #f93cdd background
background-color: #f93cdd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f93cdd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(249, 60, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(249, 60, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f93cdd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f93cdd, #F93C5F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f93cdd

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.

#f93cdd 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.

#f93cdd, answered

What color is #f93cdd?

#f93cdd is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 5). It sits at 309° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f93cdd?

rgb(249, 60, 221) — 249 red, 60 green and 221 blue out of 255, or 97.6% / 23.5% / 86.7% by channel.

Is #f93cdd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2859 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f93cdd?

Black. It scores 6.72:1 against #f93cdd, versus 3.13:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f93cdd?

#3CF958 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7FF93C and #3CF9B7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f93cdd?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E6 for borders, #9B4B8F for secondary text, #16CA02 as an accent and #7C046A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B73CF9 and #F93C7F stays calm, while #3CF958 is the loudest partner.

What is #f93cdd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 76%, 11%, 2%). 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 #f93cdd 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 #F93C98; nudged cooler, #D13AFB.

Work with #f93cdd in the Color Lab