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#fa7fd2

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

RGB
250, 127, 210
HSL
320°, 93%, 74%
CMYK
0, 49, 16, 2
Luminance
0.4016

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fa7fd2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fa7fd2
Hue
320°
magenta / pink
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4016
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.03:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue320° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% 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#fa7fd2
RGBrgb(250, 127, 210)
HSLhsl(320, 93%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 16%, 2%)
LABlab(69.6 56.8 -21.4)
LCHlch(69.6 60.7 339.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.177 341.2)
Decimal16416722
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.498 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fa7fd2;
background-color: #fa7fd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fa7fd2] bg-[#fa7fd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fa7fd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.498, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fa7fd2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFA7FD2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 127, 250)

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 #fa7fd2 · 9.03:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.33:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.03:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fa7fd2 as text scores 2.33:1 on white and 9.03:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fa7fd2 on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fa7fd2 on black: 9.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #869ED5
deuteranopia · #A7B1CF
tritanopia · #FF819F

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fa7fd2 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.

#FDF2F9
#FBE4F4
#F9C3E7
#fa7fd2
#F95DC6
#F727B3
#EC09A2
#C40887
#9D066C
#71094F
#470632
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F9Darkest = 950 · #470632
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F9;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F4;
  --brand-200: #F9C3E7;
  --brand-300: #fa7fd2;
  --brand-400: #F95DC6;
  --brand-500: #F727B3;
  --brand-600: #EC09A2;
  --brand-700: #C40887;
  --brand-800: #9D066C;
  --brand-900: #71094F;
  --brand-950: #470632;
  --brand: #fa7fd2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fa7fd2

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#EDC0DE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B81
Captions on the surface
Accent#03C913
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7B0554
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
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 #fa7fd2

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#7FFAA7
Analogous left#E47FFA
Analogous right#FA7F94
Split-complement 1#94FA7F
Split-complement 2#7FFAE4
Triadic 1#D2FA7F
Triadic 2#7FD2FA
Tetradic#FAE47F

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green49.8%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta49.2%
Yellow16.0%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fa7fd2 text on a black background

contrast 9.03:1

Card sample

#fa7fd2 text on a white background

contrast 2.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fa7fd2;
Background color
Panel with #fa7fd2 background
background-color: #fa7fd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fa7fd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 127, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 127, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fa7fd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa7fd2, #FA7F80);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fa7fd2

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.

#fa7fd2 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.

#fa7fd2, answered

What color is #fa7fd2?

#fa7fd2 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 320° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fa7fd2?

rgb(250, 127, 210) — 250 red, 127 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 98% / 49.8% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #fa7fd2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4016 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 9.03:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fa7fd2?

Black. It scores 9.03:1 against #fa7fd2, versus 2.33:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fa7fd2?

#7FFAA7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #94FA7F and #7FFAE4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fa7fd2?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DE for borders, #9B4B81 for secondary text, #03C913 as an accent and #7B0554 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E47FFA and #FA7F94 stays calm, while #7FFAA7 is the loudest partner.

What is #fa7fd2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 49%, 16%, 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 #fa7fd2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FA7FA5; nudged cooler, #F67EFB.

Work with #fa7fd2 in the Color Lab