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#fd76ec

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

RGB
253, 118, 236
HSL
308°, 97%, 73%
CMYK
0, 53, 7, 1
Luminance
0.3990

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd76ec is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd76ec
Hue
308°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
73%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3990
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.98:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 3
Where it sits
Hue308° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness73%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#fd76ec
RGBrgb(253, 118, 236)
HSLhsl(308, 97%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 7%, 1%)
LABlab(69.4 65.8 -36.0)
LCHlch(69.4 75.0 331.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.763 0.212 332.5)
Decimal16611052
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.463 0.925)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd76ec;
background-color: #fd76ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd76ec] bg-[#fd76ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd76ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.463, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd76ec")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD76EC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(236, 118, 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 #fd76ec · 8.98:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd76ec as text scores 2.34:1 on white and 8.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd76ec on white: 2.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd76ec on black: 8.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #729DF0
deuteranopia · #9BB0E8
tritanopia · #FF80A7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd76ec 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.

#FDF1FC
#FCE4F9
#FBC1F3
#fd76ec
#FD59E8
#FC22E0
#F104D3
#C903B0
#A1028D
#740766
#480440
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FCDarkest = 950 · #480440
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FC;
  --brand-100: #FCE4F9;
  --brand-200: #FBC1F3;
  --brand-300: #fd76ec;
  --brand-400: #FD59E8;
  --brand-500: #FC22E0;
  --brand-600: #F104D3;
  --brand-700: #C903B0;
  --brand-800: #A1028D;
  --brand-900: #740766;
  --brand-950: #480440;
  --brand: #fd76ec;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd76ec

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#EDC0E7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B91
Captions on the surface
Accent#19CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E026E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241422
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 #fd76ec

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#76FD87
Analogous left#CB76FD
Analogous right#FD76A8
Split-complement 1#A8FD76
Split-complement 2#76FDCB
Triadic 1#ECFD76
Triadic 2#76ECFD
Tetradic#FDCB76

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green46.3%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta53.4%
Yellow6.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd76ec text on a black background

contrast 8.98:1

Card sample

#fd76ec text on a white background

contrast 2.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd76ec;
Background color
Panel with #fd76ec background
background-color: #fd76ec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd76ec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 118, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 118, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd76ec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd76ec, #FD7692);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd76ec

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.

#fd76ec 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.

#fd76ec, answered

What color is #fd76ec?

#fd76ec is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 3). It sits at 308° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fd76ec?

rgb(253, 118, 236) — 253 red, 118 green and 236 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 46.3% / 92.5% by channel.

Is #fd76ec a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3990 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 8.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd76ec?

Black. It scores 8.98:1 against #fd76ec, versus 2.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd76ec?

#76FD87 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A8FD76 and #76FDCB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd76ec?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E7 for borders, #9B4B91 for secondary text, #19CC00 as an accent and #7E026E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CB76FD and #FD76A8 stays calm, while #76FD87 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd76ec in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 53%, 7%, 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 #fd76ec warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD76BA; nudged cooler, #DD74FE.

Work with #fd76ec in the Color Lab