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#fd07f8

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · “Magenta”

RGB
253, 7, 248
HSL
301°, 98%, 51%
CMYK
0, 97, 2, 1
Luminance
0.2781

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd07f8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd07f8
Hue
301°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2781
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
49/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.56:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 0.9
Where it sits
Hue301° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness51%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool49% 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#fd07f8
RGBrgb(253, 7, 248)
HSLhsl(301, 98%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 2%, 1%)
LABlab(59.7 96.5 -57.9)
LCHlch(59.7 112.6 329.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.696 0.316 329.4)
Decimal16582648
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.027 0.973)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd07f8;
background-color: #fd07f8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd07f8] bg-[#fd07f8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd07f8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.027, blue: 0.973)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd07f8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD07F8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(248, 7, 253)

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 #fd07f8 · 6.56:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.20:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.56:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #fd07f8 as text scores 3.20:1 on white and 6.56:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd07f8 on white: 3.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd07f8 on black: 6.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #007EFD
deuteranopia · #6C9AF3
tritanopia · #FF4793

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd07f8 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.

#FEF1FD
#FCE3FC
#FBC1FA
#FE90FC
#FE58FA
#FD20F9
#fd07f8
#CA02C6
#A2019F
#750672
#490447
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FEF1FDDarkest = 950 · #490447
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1FD;
  --brand-100: #FCE3FC;
  --brand-200: #FBC1FA;
  --brand-300: #FE90FC;
  --brand-400: #FE58FA;
  --brand-500: #FD20F9;
  --brand-600: #fd07f8;
  --brand-700: #CA02C6;
  --brand-800: #A2019F;
  --brand-900: #750672;
  --brand-950: #490447;
  --brand: #fd07f8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd07f8

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#EDC0EC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B99
Captions on the surface
Accent#2FCC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E017C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6FE
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 #fd07f8

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#07FD0C
Analogous left#8707FD
Analogous right#FD077D
Split-complement 1#7DFD07
Split-complement 2#07FD87
Triadic 1#F8FD07
Triadic 2#07F8FD
Tetradic#FD8707

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green2.7%
Blue97.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta97.2%
Yellow2.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd07f8 text on a black background

contrast 6.56:1

Card sample

#fd07f8 text on a white background

contrast 3.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd07f8;
Background color
Panel with #fd07f8 background
background-color: #fd07f8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd07f8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 7, 248, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 7, 248, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd07f8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd07f8, #FD0754);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd07f8

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.

#fd07f8 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.

#fd07f8, answered

What color is #fd07f8?

#fd07f8 is a balanced electric magenta / pink — the CSS keyword Magenta. It sits at 301° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fd07f8?

rgb(253, 7, 248) — 253 red, 7 green and 248 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 2.7% / 97.3% by channel.

Is #fd07f8 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2781 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.56:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd07f8?

Black. It scores 6.56:1 against #fd07f8, versus 3.20:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd07f8?

#07FD0C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7DFD07 and #07FD87, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd07f8?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0EC for borders, #9B4B99 for secondary text, #2FCC00 as an accent and #7E017C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8707FD and #FD077D stays calm, while #07FD0C is the loudest partner.

What is #fd07f8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 97%, 2%, 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 #fd07f8 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 49 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD079E; nudged cooler, #A805FF.

Work with #fd07f8 in the Color Lab