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#fd3dee

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

RGB
253, 61, 238
HSL
305°, 98%, 62%
CMYK
0, 76, 6, 1
Luminance
0.3039

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd3dee is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd3dee
Hue
305°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3039
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
47/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.08:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue305° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool47% 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#fd3dee
RGBrgb(253, 61, 238)
HSLhsl(305, 98%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 1%)
LABlab(62.0 87.0 -48.7)
LCHlch(62.0 99.7 330.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.710 0.283 331.7)
Decimal16596462
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.239 0.933)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd3dee;
background-color: #fd3dee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd3dee] bg-[#fd3dee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd3dee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.239, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd3dee")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD3DEE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(238, 61, 253)

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 #fd3dee · 7.08:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.97:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.08:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd3dee as text scores 2.97:1 on white and 7.08:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd3dee on white: 2.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd3dee on black: 7.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #2A85F3
deuteranopia · #7D9FE9
tritanopia · #FF5694

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd3dee 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.

#FDF1FD
#FCE3FA
#FBC1F6
#FE90F5
#fd3dee
#FD21EC
#F202E0
#CA02BA
#A20295
#74066C
#490443
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FDDarkest = 950 · #490443
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FD;
  --brand-100: #FCE3FA;
  --brand-200: #FBC1F6;
  --brand-300: #FE90F5;
  --brand-400: #fd3dee;
  --brand-500: #FD21EC;
  --brand-600: #F202E0;
  --brand-700: #CA02BA;
  --brand-800: #A20295;
  --brand-900: #74066C;
  --brand-950: #490443;
  --brand: #fd3dee;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd3dee

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#EDC0E9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B95
Captions on the surface
Accent#23CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0174
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6FD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241423
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 #fd3dee

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • 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
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#3DFD4C
Analogous left#AC3DFD
Analogous right#FD3D8E
Split-complement 1#8EFD3D
Split-complement 2#3DFDAC
Triadic 1#EEFD3D
Triadic 2#3DEEFD
Tetradic#FDAC3D

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green23.9%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.9%
Yellow5.9%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd3dee text on a black background

contrast 7.08:1

Card sample

#fd3dee text on a white background

contrast 2.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd3dee;
Background color
Panel with #fd3dee background
background-color: #fd3dee;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd3dee;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 61, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 61, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd3dee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd3dee, #FD3D6E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd3dee

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.

#fd3dee 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.

#fd3dee, answered

What color is #fd3dee?

#fd3dee is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 305° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #fd3dee?

rgb(253, 61, 238) — 253 red, 61 green and 238 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 23.9% / 93.3% by channel.

Is #fd3dee a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3039 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 7.08:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd3dee?

Black. It scores 7.08:1 against #fd3dee, versus 2.97:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd3dee?

#3DFD4C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #8EFD3D and #3DFDAC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd3dee?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E9 for borders, #9B4B95 for secondary text, #23CC00 as an accent and #7E0174 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #AC3DFD and #FD3D8E stays calm, while #3DFD4C is the loudest partner.

What is #fd3dee in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 1%). 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 #fd3dee warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 47 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD3DA8; nudged cooler, #C73BFF.

Work with #fd3dee in the Color Lab