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#fd83b3

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

RGB
253, 131, 179
HSL
336°, 97%, 75%
CMYK
0, 48, 29, 1
Luminance
0.4037

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd83b3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd83b3
Hue
336°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4037
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
30/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.07:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 5.5
Where it sits
Hue336° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool30% 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#fd83b3
RGBrgb(253, 131, 179)
HSLhsl(336, 97%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 1%)
LABlab(69.7 51.5 -3.8)
LCHlch(69.7 51.6 355.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.156 356.6)
Decimal16614323
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.514 0.702)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd83b3;
background-color: #fd83b3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd83b3] bg-[#fd83b3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd83b3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.514, blue: 0.702)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd83b3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD83B3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(179, 131, 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 #fd83b3 · 9.07:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.07:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd83b3 as text scores 2.31:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd83b3 on white: 2.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd83b3 on black: 9.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #949DB5
deuteranopia · #B3B3B0
tritanopia · #FF7C95

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd83b3 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.

#FDF1F6
#FCE4ED
#FBC1D8
#fd83b3
#FC5999
#FB2278
#F10461
#C90351
#A10341
#740732
#48041F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F6Darkest = 950 · #48041F
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F6;
  --brand-100: #FCE4ED;
  --brand-200: #FBC1D8;
  --brand-300: #fd83b3;
  --brand-400: #FC5999;
  --brand-500: #FB2278;
  --brand-600: #F10461;
  --brand-700: #C90351;
  --brand-800: #A10341;
  --brand-900: #740732;
  --brand-950: #48041F;
  --brand: #fd83b3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd83b3

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#EDC0D1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B6A
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC49
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7D0233
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141A
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 #fd83b3

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#83FDCD
Analogous left#FD83F0
Analogous right#FD9083
Split-complement 1#83FD90
Split-complement 2#83F0FD
Triadic 1#B3FD83
Triadic 2#83B3FD
Tetradic#F0FD83

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green51.4%
Blue70.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta48.2%
Yellow29.2%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd83b3 text on a black background

contrast 9.07:1

Card sample

#fd83b3 text on a white background

contrast 2.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd83b3;
Background color
Panel with #fd83b3 background
background-color: #fd83b3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd83b3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 131, 179, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 131, 179, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd83b3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd83b3, #FDA483);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd83b3

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.

#fd83b3 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.

#fd83b3, answered

What color is #fd83b3?

#fd83b3 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 5.5). It sits at 336° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fd83b3?

rgb(253, 131, 179) — 253 red, 131 green and 179 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 51.4% / 70.2% by channel.

Is #fd83b3 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4037 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 9.07:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd83b3?

Black. It scores 9.07:1 against #fd83b3, versus 2.31:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd83b3?

#83FDCD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #83FD90 and #83F0FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd83b3?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D1 for borders, #9B4B6A for secondary text, #00CC49 as an accent and #7D0233 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FD83F0 and #FD9083 stays calm, while #83FDCD is the loudest partner.

What is #fd83b3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 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 #fd83b3 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 30 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD8386; nudged cooler, #FE82E0.

Work with #fd83b3 in the Color Lab