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#eb10cd

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

RGB
235, 16, 205
HSL
308°, 87%, 49%
CMYK
0, 93, 13, 8
Luminance
0.2244

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb10cd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb10cd
Hue
308°
magenta / pink
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
49%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2244
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.49:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue308° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness49%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% 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#eb10cd
RGBrgb(235, 16, 205)
HSLhsl(308, 87%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 13%, 8%)
LABlab(54.5 87.2 -42.1)
LCHlch(54.5 96.8 334.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.645 0.281 335.8)
Decimal15405261
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.063 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb10cd;
background-color: #eb10cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb10cd] bg-[#eb10cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb10cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.063, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb10cd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB10CD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 16, 235)

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 #eb10cd · 5.49:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.83:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb10cd as text scores 3.83:1 on white and 5.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb10cd on white: 3.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb10cd on black: 5.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #146FD1
deuteranopia · #738DC9
tritanopia · #F7307A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb10cd is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2FB
#FAE5F7
#F7C4F0
#F896EA
#F461E0
#F12DD6
#eb10cd
#BF0DA7
#990A85
#6E0C61
#45083D
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FBDarkest = 950 · #45083D
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FB;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F7;
  --brand-200: #F7C4F0;
  --brand-300: #F896EA;
  --brand-400: #F461E0;
  --brand-500: #F12DD6;
  --brand-600: #eb10cd;
  --brand-700: #BF0DA7;
  --brand-800: #990A85;
  --brand-900: #6E0C61;
  --brand-950: #45083D;
  --brand: #eb10cd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb10cd

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#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B90
Captions on the surface
Accent#1EC309
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#770868
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241422
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 #eb10cd

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#10EB2E
Analogous left#9B10EB
Analogous right#EB1060
Split-complement 1#60EB10
Split-complement 2#10EB9B
Triadic 1#CDEB10
Triadic 2#10CDEB
Tetradic#EB9B10

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green6.3%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta93.2%
Yellow12.8%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb10cd text on a black background

contrast 5.49:1

Card sample

#eb10cd text on a white background

contrast 3.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb10cd;
Background color
Panel with #eb10cd background
background-color: #eb10cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb10cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 16, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 16, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb10cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb10cd, #EB103B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb10cd

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.

#eb10cd 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.

#eb10cd, answered

What color is #eb10cd?

#eb10cd is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 308° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 49% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #eb10cd?

rgb(235, 16, 205) — 235 red, 16 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 6.3% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #eb10cd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2244 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 5.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb10cd?

Black. It scores 5.49:1 against #eb10cd, versus 3.83:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb10cd?

#10EB2E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #60EB10 and #10EB9B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb10cd?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E7 for borders, #9B4B90 for secondary text, #1EC309 as an accent and #770868 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #9B10EB and #EB1060 stays calm, while #10EB2E is the loudest partner.

What is #eb10cd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 93%, 13%, 8%). 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 #eb10cd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB107D; nudged cooler, #BA0DED.

Work with #eb10cd in the Color Lab