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#f613c2

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

RGB
246, 19, 194
HSL
314°, 93%, 52%
CMYK
0, 92, 21, 4
Luminance
0.2395

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f613c2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f613c2
Hue
314°
magenta / pink
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2395
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
42/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.79:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 8.4
Where it sits
Hue314° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool42% 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#f613c2
RGBrgb(246, 19, 194)
HSLhsl(314, 93%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 21%, 4%)
LABlab(56.0 87.6 -33.2)
LCHlch(56.0 93.7 339.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.658 0.279 341.2)
Decimal16126914
Display P3color(display-p3 0.965 0.075 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f613c2;
background-color: #f613c2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f613c2] bg-[#f613c2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f613c2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.075, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f613c2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF613C2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 19, 246)

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 #f613c2 · 5.79:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.63:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f613c2 as text scores 3.63:1 on white and 5.79:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f613c2 on white: 3.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f613c2 on black: 5.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3671C6
deuteranopia · #8192BE
tritanopia · #FF1F73

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f613c2 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.

#FDF2FA
#FBE4F6
#F9C2ED
#FB93E3
#F95DD5
#f613c2
#EC09B8
#C50799
#9D067B
#71095A
#470638
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FADarkest = 950 · #470638
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F6;
  --brand-200: #F9C2ED;
  --brand-300: #FB93E3;
  --brand-400: #F95DD5;
  --brand-500: #f613c2;
  --brand-600: #EC09B8;
  --brand-700: #C50799;
  --brand-800: #9D067B;
  --brand-900: #71095A;
  --brand-950: #470638;
  --brand: #f613c2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f613c2

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#EDC0E2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B89
Captions on the surface
Accent#08C903
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7B0560
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241421
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 #f613c2

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#13F647
Analogous left#B813F6
Analogous right#F61351
Split-complement 1#51F613
Split-complement 2#13F6B8
Triadic 1#C2F613
Triadic 2#13C2F6
Tetradic#F6B813

RGB percentages

Red96.5%
Green7.5%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta92.3%
Yellow21.1%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#f613c2 text on a black background

contrast 5.79:1

Card sample

#f613c2 text on a white background

contrast 3.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f613c2;
Background color
Panel with #f613c2 background
background-color: #f613c2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f613c2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(246, 19, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(246, 19, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f613c2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f613c2, #F6132B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f613c2

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.

#f613c2 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.

#f613c2, answered

What color is #f613c2?

#f613c2 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 8.4). It sits at 314° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f613c2?

rgb(246, 19, 194) — 246 red, 19 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 96.5% / 7.5% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #f613c2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2395 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f613c2?

Black. It scores 5.79:1 against #f613c2, versus 3.63:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f613c2?

#13F647 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #51F613 and #13F6B8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f613c2?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E2 for borders, #9B4B89 for secondary text, #08C903 as an accent and #7B0560 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B813F6 and #F61351 stays calm, while #13F647 is the loudest partner.

What is #f613c2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 92%, 21%, 4%). 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 #f613c2 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 42 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F6136F; nudged cooler, #D811F9.

Work with #f613c2 in the Color Lab