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#fd359c

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Deep Pink

RGB
253, 53, 156
HSL
329°, 98%, 60%
CMYK
0, 79, 38, 1
Luminance
0.2583

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd359c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd359c
Hue
329°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2583
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
34/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.17:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 2.3
Where it sits
Hue329° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool34% 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#fd359c
RGBrgb(253, 53, 156)
HSLhsl(329, 98%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 38%, 1%)
LABlab(57.9 79.1 -8.2)
LCHlch(57.9 79.5 354.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.669 0.244 355.2)
Decimal16594332
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.208 0.612)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd359c;
background-color: #fd359c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd359c] bg-[#fd359c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd359c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.208, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd359c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD359C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(156, 53, 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 #fd359c · 6.17:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.41:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #fd359c as text scores 3.41:1 on white and 6.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd359c on white: 3.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd359c on black: 6.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #61749E
deuteranopia · #989898
tritanopia · #FF1065

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd359c 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.

#FDF1F8
#FCE3F0
#FBC1DF
#FE90C9
#FD58AD
#fd359c
#F2027E
#CA0269
#A20254
#74063F
#490427
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F8Darkest = 950 · #490427
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F8;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F0;
  --brand-200: #FBC1DF;
  --brand-300: #FE90C9;
  --brand-400: #FD58AD;
  --brand-500: #fd359c;
  --brand-600: #F2027E;
  --brand-700: #CA0269;
  --brand-800: #A20254;
  --brand-900: #74063F;
  --brand-950: #490427;
  --brand: #fd359c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd359c

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#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B74
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC30
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0142
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141C
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 #fd359c

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#35FD96
Analogous left#FA35FD
Analogous right#FD3538
Split-complement 1#38FD35
Split-complement 2#35FDFA
Triadic 1#9CFD35
Triadic 2#359CFD
Tetradic#FDFA35

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green20.8%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.1%
Yellow38.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd359c text on a black background

contrast 6.17:1

Card sample

#fd359c text on a white background

contrast 3.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd359c;
Background color
Panel with #fd359c background
background-color: #fd359c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd359c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 53, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 53, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd359c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd359c, #FD5335);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd359c

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.

#fd359c 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.

#fd359c, answered

What color is #fd359c?

#fd359c is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 2.3). It sits at 329° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fd359c?

rgb(253, 53, 156) — 253 red, 53 green and 156 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 20.8% / 61.2% by channel.

Is #fd359c a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2583 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.17:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd359c?

Black. It scores 6.17:1 against #fd359c, versus 3.41:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd359c?

#35FD96 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #38FD35 and #35FDFA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd359c?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D7 for borders, #9B4B74 for secondary text, #00CC30 as an accent and #7E0142 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FA35FD and #FD3538 stays calm, while #35FD96 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd359c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 79%, 38%, 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 #fd359c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 34 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD3553; nudged cooler, #FF33E7.

Work with #fd359c in the Color Lab