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#fc75fd

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Violet

RGB
252, 117, 253
HSL
300°, 97%, 73%
CMYK
0, 54, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4051

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fc75fd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fc75fd
Hue
300°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
73%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4051
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.10:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 3.4
Where it sits
Hue300° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness73%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% 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#fc75fd
RGBrgb(252, 117, 253)
HSLhsl(300, 97%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(69.8 68.8 -44.7)
LCHlch(69.8 82.0 327.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.227 327.2)
Decimal16545277
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.459 0.992)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fc75fd;
background-color: #fc75fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fc75fd] bg-[#fc75fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fc75fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.459, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fc75fd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFC75FD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(253, 117, 252)

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 #fc75fd · 9.10:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fc75fd as text scores 2.31:1 on white and 9.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fc75fd on white: 2.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fc75fd on black: 9.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #679FFF
deuteranopia · #92B1F9
tritanopia · #FF85AF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fc75fd 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.

#FDF1FD
#FCE4FC
#FAC1FB
#fc75fd
#FB59FD
#FA22FC
#F004F1
#C803C9
#A002A1
#730774
#480448
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FDDarkest = 950 · #480448
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FD;
  --brand-100: #FCE4FC;
  --brand-200: #FAC1FB;
  --brand-300: #fc75fd;
  --brand-400: #FB59FD;
  --brand-500: #FA22FC;
  --brand-600: #F004F1;
  --brand-700: #C803C9;
  --brand-800: #A002A1;
  --brand-900: #730774;
  --brand-950: #480448;
  --brand: #fc75fd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fc75fd

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#ECC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9A4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#34CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7D027E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
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 #fc75fd

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#76FD75
Analogous left#B875FD
Analogous right#FD75BA
Split-complement 1#BAFD75
Split-complement 2#75FDB8
Triadic 1#FDFC75
Triadic 2#75FDFC
Tetradic#FDB875

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green45.9%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.4%
Magenta53.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fc75fd text on a black background

contrast 9.10:1

Card sample

#fc75fd text on a white background

contrast 2.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fc75fd;
Background color
Panel with #fc75fd background
background-color: #fc75fd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fc75fd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 117, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 117, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fc75fd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc75fd, #FD75A3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fc75fd

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.

#fc75fd 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.

#fc75fd, answered

What color is #fc75fd?

#fc75fd is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 3.4). It sits at 300° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fc75fd?

rgb(252, 117, 253) — 252 red, 117 green and 253 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 45.9% / 99.2% by channel.

Is #fc75fd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4051 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 9.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fc75fd?

Black. It scores 9.10:1 against #fc75fd, versus 2.31:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fc75fd?

#76FD75 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BAFD75 and #75FDB8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fc75fd?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #ECC0ED for borders, #9A4B9B for secondary text, #34CC00 as an accent and #7D027E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B875FD and #FD75BA stays calm, while #76FD75 is the loudest partner.

What is #fc75fd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 54%, 0%, 1%). 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 #fc75fd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD75CC; nudged cooler, #CA73FE.

Work with #fc75fd in the Color Lab