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#ff35ba

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Deep Pink

RGB
255, 53, 186
HSL
321°, 100%, 60%
CMYK
0, 79, 27, 0
Luminance
0.2735

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff35ba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff35ba
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
62%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2735
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.47:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% 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#ff35ba
RGBrgb(255, 53, 186)
HSLhsl(321, 100%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 27%, 0%)
LABlab(59.3 82.7 -23.4)
LCHlch(59.3 86.0 344.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.684 0.259 346.1)
Decimal16725434
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.208 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff35ba;
background-color: #ff35ba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff35ba] bg-[#ff35ba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff35ba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.208, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff35ba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF35BA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 53, 255)

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 #ff35ba · 6.47:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.25:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.47:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff35ba as text scores 3.25:1 on white and 6.47:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff35ba on white: 3.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff35ba on black: 6.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5479BD
deuteranopia · #929BB6
tritanopia · #FF2E75

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff35ba is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1F9
#FCE3F4
#FCC0E7
#FF8FD9
#FF57C5
#ff35ba
#F500A1
#CC0086
#A3006B
#76054F
#490331
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F9Darkest = 950 · #490331
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F4;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E7;
  --brand-300: #FF8FD9;
  --brand-400: #FF57C5;
  --brand-500: #ff35ba;
  --brand-600: #F500A1;
  --brand-700: #CC0086;
  --brand-800: #A3006B;
  --brand-900: #76054F;
  --brand-950: #490331;
  --brand: #ff35ba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff35ba

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#EDC0DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7F
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC13
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800054
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
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 #ff35ba

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#35FF7A
Analogous left#DF35FF
Analogous right#FF3555
Split-complement 1#55FF35
Split-complement 2#35FFDF
Triadic 1#BAFF35
Triadic 2#35BAFF
Tetradic#FFDF35

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green20.8%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.2%
Yellow27.1%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff35ba text on a black background

contrast 6.47:1

Card sample

#ff35ba text on a white background

contrast 3.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff35ba;
Background color
Panel with #ff35ba background
background-color: #ff35ba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff35ba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 53, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 53, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff35ba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff35ba, #FF3735);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff35ba

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.

#ff35ba 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.

#ff35ba, answered

What color is #ff35ba?

#ff35ba is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff35ba?

rgb(255, 53, 186) — 255 red, 53 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 100% / 20.8% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #ff35ba a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2735 and perceived brightness is 62%, so black text on it reaches 6.47:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff35ba?

Black. It scores 6.47:1 against #ff35ba, versus 3.25:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff35ba?

#35FF7A sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #55FF35 and #35FFDF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff35ba?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7F for secondary text, #00CC13 as an accent and #800054 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DF35FF and #FF3555 stays calm, while #35FF7A is the loudest partner.

What is #ff35ba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 79%, 27%, 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 #ff35ba warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF3570; nudged cooler, #FA35FF.

Work with #ff35ba in the Color Lab