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#fd3fbb

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

RGB
253, 63, 187
HSL
321°, 98%, 62%
CMYK
0, 75, 26, 1
Luminance
0.2803

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd3fbb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd3fbb
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2803
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.61:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% 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#fd3fbb
RGBrgb(253, 63, 187)
HSLhsl(321, 98%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 26%, 1%)
LABlab(59.9 79.8 -23.1)
LCHlch(59.9 83.0 343.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.688 0.250 345.8)
Decimal16596923
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.247 0.733)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd3fbb;
background-color: #fd3fbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd3fbb] bg-[#fd3fbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd3fbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.247, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd3fbb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD3FBB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(187, 63, 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 #fd3fbb · 6.61:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #fd3fbb as text scores 3.18:1 on white and 6.61:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd3fbb on white: 3.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd3fbb on black: 6.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #597CBE
deuteranopia · #939CB7
tritanopia · #FF3A79

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd3fbb is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1F9
#FCE3F3
#FBC1E7
#FE90D8
#fd3fbb
#FD21B0
#F2039F
#CA0285
#A1026A
#74064E
#490431
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F9Darkest = 950 · #490431
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F3;
  --brand-200: #FBC1E7;
  --brand-300: #FE90D8;
  --brand-400: #fd3fbb;
  --brand-500: #FD21B0;
  --brand-600: #F2039F;
  --brand-700: #CA0285;
  --brand-800: #A1026A;
  --brand-900: #74064E;
  --brand-950: #490431;
  --brand: #fd3fbb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd3fbb

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#EDC0DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7F
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC14
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0153
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F6
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 #fd3fbb

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#3FFD81
Analogous left#E03FFD
Analogous right#FD3F5C
Split-complement 1#5CFD3F
Split-complement 2#3FFDE0
Triadic 1#BBFD3F
Triadic 2#3FBBFD
Tetradic#FDE03F

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green24.7%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.1%
Yellow26.1%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd3fbb text on a black background

contrast 6.61:1

Card sample

#fd3fbb text on a white background

contrast 3.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd3fbb;
Background color
Panel with #fd3fbb background
background-color: #fd3fbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd3fbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 63, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 63, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd3fbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd3fbb, #FD423F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd3fbb

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.

#fd3fbb 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.

#fd3fbb, answered

What color is #fd3fbb?

#fd3fbb is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fd3fbb?

rgb(253, 63, 187) — 253 red, 63 green and 187 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 24.7% / 73.3% by channel.

Is #fd3fbb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2803 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd3fbb?

Black. It scores 6.61:1 against #fd3fbb, versus 3.18:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd3fbb?

#3FFD81 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5CFD3F and #3FFDE0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd3fbb?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7F for secondary text, #00CC14 as an accent and #7E0153 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E03FFD and #FD3F5C stays calm, while #3FFD81 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd3fbb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 75%, 26%, 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 #fd3fbb warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD3F76; nudged cooler, #FB3DFF.

Work with #fd3fbb in the Color Lab