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#ff47c6

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

RGB
255, 71, 198
HSL
319°, 100%, 64%
CMYK
0, 72, 22, 0
Luminance
0.2984

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff47c6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff47c6
Hue
319°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2984
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.97:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue319° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool40% 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#ff47c6
RGBrgb(255, 71, 198)
HSLhsl(319, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 22%, 0%)
LABlab(61.5 79.2 -26.9)
LCHlch(61.5 83.6 341.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.249 343.2)
Decimal16730054
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.278 0.776)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff47c6;
background-color: #ff47c6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff47c6] bg-[#ff47c6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff47c6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.278, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff47c6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF47C6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(198, 71, 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 #ff47c6 · 6.97:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.01:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.97:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff47c6 as text scores 3.01:1 on white and 6.97:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff47c6 on white: 3.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff47c6 on black: 6.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5A81C9
deuteranopia · #93A0C2
tritanopia · #FF4781

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff47c6 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.

#FEF1FA
#FCE3F4
#FCC0E9
#FF8FDC
#ff47c6
#FF1FB9
#F500A9
#CC008D
#A30071
#760553
#490334
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FEF1FADarkest = 950 · #490334
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1FA;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F4;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E9;
  --brand-300: #FF8FDC;
  --brand-400: #ff47c6;
  --brand-500: #FF1FB9;
  --brand-600: #F500A9;
  --brand-700: #CC008D;
  --brand-800: #A30071;
  --brand-900: #760553;
  --brand-950: #490334;
  --brand: #ff47c6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff47c6

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#EDC0DF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B82
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC0C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800058
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F7
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 #ff47c6

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#47FF80
Analogous left#DC47FF
Analogous right#FF476A
Split-complement 1#6AFF47
Split-complement 2#47FFDC
Triadic 1#C6FF47
Triadic 2#47C6FF
Tetradic#FFDC47

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green27.8%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta72.2%
Yellow22.4%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff47c6 text on a black background

contrast 6.97:1

Card sample

#ff47c6 text on a white background

contrast 3.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff47c6;
Background color
Panel with #ff47c6 background
background-color: #ff47c6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff47c6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 71, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 71, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff47c6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff47c6, #FF474B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff47c6

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.

#ff47c6 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.

#ff47c6, answered

What color is #ff47c6?

#ff47c6 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 319° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff47c6?

rgb(255, 71, 198) — 255 red, 71 green and 198 blue out of 255, or 100% / 27.8% / 77.6% by channel.

Is #ff47c6 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2984 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 6.97:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff47c6?

Black. It scores 6.97:1 against #ff47c6, versus 3.01:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff47c6?

#47FF80 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6AFF47 and #47FFDC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff47c6?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0DF for borders, #9B4B82 for secondary text, #00CC0C as an accent and #800058 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DC47FF and #FF476A stays calm, while #47FF80 is the loudest partner.

What is #ff47c6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 72%, 22%, 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 #ff47c6 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 40 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF4782; nudged cooler, #F547FF.

Work with #ff47c6 in the Color Lab