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#fe95cf

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

RGB
254, 149, 207
HSL
327°, 98%, 79%
CMYK
0, 41, 19, 0
Luminance
0.4707

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fe95cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fe95cf
Hue
327°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4707
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.41:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 8.2
Where it sits
Hue327° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% 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#fe95cf
RGBrgb(254, 149, 207)
HSLhsl(327, 98%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 0%)
LABlab(74.2 46.7 -12.6)
LCHlch(74.2 48.4 344.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.796 0.143 346.6)
Decimal16684495
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.584 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fe95cf;
background-color: #fe95cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fe95cf] bg-[#fe95cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fe95cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.584, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fe95cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFE95CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 149, 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 #fe95cf · 10.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.02:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fe95cf as text scores 2.02:1 on white and 10.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fe95cf on white: 2.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fe95cf on black: 10.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #9DACD1
deuteranopia · #B8BDCC
tritanopia · #FF94AA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fe95cf 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.

#FDF1F8
#FCE3F1
#FBC1E1
#fe95cf
#FD58B3
#FD219A
#F20287
#CA0270
#A2025A
#740643
#49042A
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F8Darkest = 950 · #49042A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F8;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F1;
  --brand-200: #FBC1E1;
  --brand-300: #fe95cf;
  --brand-400: #FD58B3;
  --brand-500: #FD219A;
  --brand-600: #F20287;
  --brand-700: #CA0270;
  --brand-800: #A2025A;
  --brand-900: #740643;
  --brand-950: #49042A;
  --brand: #fe95cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fe95cf

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#EDC0D9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B77
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC28
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0146
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141D
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 #fe95cf

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#95FEC4
Analogous left#F995FE
Analogous right#FE959A
Split-complement 1#9AFE95
Split-complement 2#95FEF9
Triadic 1#CFFE95
Triadic 2#95CFFE
Tetradic#FEF995

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green58.4%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta41.3%
Yellow18.5%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fe95cf text on a black background

contrast 10.41:1

Card sample

#fe95cf text on a white background

contrast 2.02:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fe95cf;
Background color
Panel with #fe95cf background
background-color: #fe95cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fe95cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 149, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 149, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fe95cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe95cf, #FEA195);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fe95cf

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.

#fe95cf 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.

#fe95cf, answered

What color is #fe95cf?

#fe95cf is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 8.2). It sits at 327° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fe95cf?

rgb(254, 149, 207) — 254 red, 149 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 58.4% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #fe95cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4707 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 10.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fe95cf?

Black. It scores 10.41:1 against #fe95cf, versus 2.02:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fe95cf?

#95FEC4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9AFE95 and #95FEF9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fe95cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0D9 for borders, #9B4B77 for secondary text, #00CC28 as an accent and #7E0146 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F995FE and #FE959A stays calm, while #95FEC4 is the loudest partner.

What is #fe95cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 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 #fe95cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FE95A8; nudged cooler, #FF94F6.

Work with #fe95cf in the Color Lab