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#fe3cd0

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
254, 60, 208
HSL
314°, 99%, 62%
CMYK
0, 76, 18, 0
Luminance
0.2886

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fe3cd0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fe3cd0
Hue
314°
magenta / pink
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2886
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
42/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.77:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue314° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool42% 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#fe3cd0
RGBrgb(254, 60, 208)
HSLhsl(314, 99%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 18%, 0%)
LABlab(60.7 83.4 -34.0)
LCHlch(60.7 90.0 337.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.696 0.265 339.7)
Decimal16661712
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.235 0.816)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fe3cd0;
background-color: #fe3cd0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fe3cd0] bg-[#fe3cd0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fe3cd0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.235, blue: 0.816)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fe3cd0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFE3CD0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(208, 60, 254)

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 #fe3cd0 · 6.77:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.10:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.77:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #fe3cd0 as text scores 3.10:1 on white and 6.77:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fe3cd0 on white: 3.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fe3cd0 on black: 6.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4A7FD4
deuteranopia · #8B9DCC
tritanopia · #FF4483

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fe3cd0 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.

#FEF1FB
#FCE3F6
#FBC0ED
#FE8FE4
#fe3cd0
#FE20C9
#F401BA
#CB019B
#A2017C
#75055B
#490339
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FEF1FBDarkest = 950 · #490339
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1FB;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F6;
  --brand-200: #FBC0ED;
  --brand-300: #FE8FE4;
  --brand-400: #fe3cd0;
  --brand-500: #FE20C9;
  --brand-600: #F401BA;
  --brand-700: #CB019B;
  --brand-800: #A2017C;
  --brand-900: #75055B;
  --brand-950: #490339;
  --brand: #fe3cd0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fe3cd0

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B88
Captions on the surface
Accent#03CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7F0161
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241420
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 #fe3cd0

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#3CFE6A
Analogous left#CB3CFE
Analogous right#FE3C6F
Split-complement 1#6FFE3C
Split-complement 2#3CFECB
Triadic 1#D0FE3C
Triadic 2#3CD0FE
Tetradic#FECB3C

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green23.5%
Blue81.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.4%
Yellow18.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fe3cd0 text on a black background

contrast 6.77:1

Card sample

#fe3cd0 text on a white background

contrast 3.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fe3cd0;
Background color
Panel with #fe3cd0 background
background-color: #fe3cd0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fe3cd0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 60, 208, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 60, 208, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fe3cd0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe3cd0, #FE3C4F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fe3cd0

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.

#fe3cd0 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.

#fe3cd0, answered

What color is #fe3cd0?

#fe3cd0 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 314° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fe3cd0?

rgb(254, 60, 208) — 254 red, 60 green and 208 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 23.5% / 81.6% by channel.

Is #fe3cd0 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2886 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 6.77:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fe3cd0?

Black. It scores 6.77:1 against #fe3cd0, versus 3.10:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fe3cd0?

#3CFE6A sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6FFE3C and #3CFECB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fe3cd0?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E2 for borders, #9B4B88 for secondary text, #03CC00 as an accent and #7F0161 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CB3CFE and #FE3C6F stays calm, while #3CFE6A is the loudest partner.

What is #fe3cd0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 76%, 18%, 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 #fe3cd0 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 42 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FE3C89; nudged cooler, #E63BFF.

Work with #fe3cd0 in the Color Lab