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#f32dfe

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

RGB
243, 45, 254
HSL
297°, 99%, 59%
CMYK
4, 82, 0, 0
Luminance
0.2809

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f32dfe is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f32dfe
Hue
297°
magenta / pink
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2809
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.62:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 1.6
Where it sits
Hue297° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% 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#f32dfe
RGBrgb(243, 45, 254)
HSLhsl(297, 99%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 82%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(60.0 91.2 -61.0)
LCHlch(60.0 109.7 326.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.695 0.302 325.7)
Decimal15937022
Display P3color(display-p3 0.953 0.176 0.996)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f32dfe;
background-color: #f32dfe;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f32dfe] bg-[#f32dfe]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f32dfe;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.953, green: 0.176, blue: 0.996)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f32dfe")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF32DFE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(254, 45, 243)

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 #f32dfe · 6.62:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.17:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f32dfe as text scores 3.17:1 on white and 6.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f32dfe on white: 3.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f32dfe on black: 6.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0082FF
deuteranopia · #6398F9
tritanopia · #F9599A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f32dfe 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.

#FDF1FE
#FBE3FC
#F8C0FB
#F98FFE
#F557FE
#f32dfe
#E701F4
#C001CB
#9A01A2
#6F0575
#450349
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FEDarkest = 950 · #450349
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FE;
  --brand-100: #FBE3FC;
  --brand-200: #F8C0FB;
  --brand-300: #F98FFE;
  --brand-400: #F557FE;
  --brand-500: #f32dfe;
  --brand-600: #E701F4;
  --brand-700: #C001CB;
  --brand-800: #9A01A2;
  --brand-900: #6F0575;
  --brand-950: #450349;
  --brand: #f32dfe;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f32dfe

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#EAC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#974B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3ECC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#78017F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
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 #f32dfe

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#38FE2D
Analogous left#8A2DFE
Analogous right#FE2DA1
Split-complement 1#A1FE2D
Split-complement 2#2DFE8A
Triadic 1#FEF32D
Triadic 2#2DFEF3
Tetradic#FE8A2D

RGB percentages

Red95.3%
Green17.6%
Blue99.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.3%
Magenta82.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#f32dfe text on a black background

contrast 6.62:1

Card sample

#f32dfe text on a white background

contrast 3.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f32dfe;
Background color
Panel with #f32dfe background
background-color: #f32dfe;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f32dfe;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(243, 45, 254, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(243, 45, 254, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f32dfe;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f32dfe, #FE2D7E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f32dfe

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.

#f32dfe 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.

#f32dfe, answered

What color is #f32dfe?

#f32dfe is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 1.6). It sits at 297° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f32dfe?

rgb(243, 45, 254) — 243 red, 45 green and 254 blue out of 255, or 95.3% / 17.6% / 99.6% by channel.

Is #f32dfe a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2809 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f32dfe?

Black. It scores 6.62:1 against #f32dfe, versus 3.17:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f32dfe?

#38FE2D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A1FE2D and #2DFE8A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f32dfe?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EAC0ED for borders, #974B9B for secondary text, #3ECC00 as an accent and #78017F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8A2DFE and #FE2DA1 stays calm, while #38FE2D is the loudest partner.

What is #f32dfe in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(4%, 82%, 0%, 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 #f32dfe warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FE2DBC; nudged cooler, #A62CFF.

Work with #f32dfe in the Color Lab