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#fd61ff

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

RGB
253, 97, 255
HSL
299°, 100%, 69%
CMYK
1, 62, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3665

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd61ff is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd61ff
Hue
299°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3665
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.33:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue299° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness69%
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#fd61ff
RGBrgb(253, 97, 255)
HSLhsl(299, 100%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 62%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(67.0 77.7 -50.2)
LCHlch(67.0 92.5 327.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.749 0.257 327.3)
Decimal16605695
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.380 1.000)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd61ff;
background-color: #fd61ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd61ff] bg-[#fd61ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd61ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.380, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd61ff")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD61FF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(255, 97, 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 #fd61ff · 8.33:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.33:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd61ff as text scores 2.52:1 on white and 8.33:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd61ff on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd61ff on black: 8.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4B96FF
deuteranopia · #85AAFB
tritanopia · #FF76A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd61ff 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.

#FDF1FE
#FCE3FC
#FBC0FC
#FE8FFF
#fd61ff
#FC1FFF
#F200F5
#C900CC
#A100A3
#740576
#490349
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FEDarkest = 950 · #490349
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FE;
  --brand-100: #FCE3FC;
  --brand-200: #FBC0FC;
  --brand-300: #FE8FFF;
  --brand-400: #fd61ff;
  --brand-500: #FC1FFF;
  --brand-600: #F200F5;
  --brand-700: #C900CC;
  --brand-800: #A100A3;
  --brand-900: #740576;
  --brand-950: #490349;
  --brand: #fd61ff;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd61ff

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#36CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0080
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5FF
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 #fd61ff

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#63FF61
Analogous left#AE61FF
Analogous right#FF61B2
Split-complement 1#B2FF61
Split-complement 2#61FFAE
Triadic 1#FFFD61
Triadic 2#61FFFD
Tetradic#FFAE61

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green38.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.8%
Magenta62.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#fd61ff text on a black background

contrast 8.33:1

Card sample

#fd61ff text on a white background

contrast 2.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd61ff;
Background color
Panel with #fd61ff background
background-color: #fd61ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd61ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 97, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 97, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd61ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd61ff, #FF6198);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd61ff

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.

#fd61ff 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.

#fd61ff, answered

What color is #fd61ff?

#fd61ff is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 299° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fd61ff?

rgb(253, 97, 255) — 253 red, 97 green and 255 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 38% / 100% by channel.

Is #fd61ff a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3665 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 8.33:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd61ff?

Black. It scores 8.33:1 against #fd61ff, versus 2.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd61ff?

#63FF61 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B2FF61 and #61FFAE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd61ff?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #ECC0ED for borders, #9A4B9B for secondary text, #36CC00 as an accent and #7E0080 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #AE61FF and #FF61B2 stays calm, while #63FF61 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd61ff in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(1%, 62%, 0%, 0%). 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 #fd61ff 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 #FF61C7; nudged cooler, #C361FF.

Work with #fd61ff in the Color Lab