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#ff20a2

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

RGB
255, 32, 162
HSL
325°, 100%, 56%
CMYK
0, 88, 37, 0
Luminance
0.2490

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff20a2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff20a2
Hue
325°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
56%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2490
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
36/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.98:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 2.8
Where it sits
Hue325° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness56%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool36% 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#ff20a2
RGBrgb(255, 32, 162)
HSLhsl(325, 100%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 37%, 0%)
LABlab(57.0 84.4 -13.0)
LCHlch(57.0 85.4 351.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.664 0.262 352.7)
Decimal16720034
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.125 0.635)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff20a2;
background-color: #ff20a2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff20a2] bg-[#ff20a2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff20a2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.125, blue: 0.635)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff20a2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF20A2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(162, 32, 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 #ff20a2 · 5.98:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.51:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff20a2 as text scores 3.51:1 on white and 5.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff20a2 on white: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff20a2 on black: 5.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5670A5
deuteranopia · #94969D
tritanopia · #FF0063

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff20a2 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.

#FEF1F8
#FCE3F2
#FCC0E3
#FF8FD0
#FF57B9
#ff20a2
#F5008F
#CC0077
#A3005F
#760547
#49032C
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F8Darkest = 950 · #49032C
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F8;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F2;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E3;
  --brand-300: #FF8FD0;
  --brand-400: #FF57B9;
  --brand-500: #ff20a2;
  --brand-600: #F5008F;
  --brand-700: #CC0077;
  --brand-800: #A3005F;
  --brand-900: #760547;
  --brand-950: #49032C;
  --brand: #ff20a2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff20a2

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#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B79
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC22
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#80004A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141D
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 #ff20a2

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#20FF7D
Analogous left#EC20FF
Analogous right#FF2033
Split-complement 1#33FF20
Split-complement 2#20FFEC
Triadic 1#A2FF20
Triadic 2#20A2FF
Tetradic#FFEC20

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green12.5%
Blue63.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta87.5%
Yellow36.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff20a2 text on a black background

contrast 5.98:1

Card sample

#ff20a2 text on a white background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff20a2;
Background color
Panel with #ff20a2 background
background-color: #ff20a2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff20a2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 32, 162, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 32, 162, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff20a2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff20a2, #FF3320);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff20a2

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.

#ff20a2 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.

#ff20a2, answered

What color is #ff20a2?

#ff20a2 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 2.8). It sits at 325° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 56% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff20a2?

rgb(255, 32, 162) — 255 red, 32 green and 162 blue out of 255, or 100% / 12.5% / 63.5% by channel.

Is #ff20a2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2490 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 5.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff20a2?

Black. It scores 5.98:1 against #ff20a2, versus 3.51:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff20a2?

#20FF7D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #33FF20 and #20FFEC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff20a2?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DA for borders, #9B4B79 for secondary text, #00CC22 as an accent and #80004A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EC20FF and #FF2033 stays calm, while #20FF7D is the loudest partner.

What is #ff20a2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 88%, 37%, 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 #ff20a2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 36 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF2050; nudged cooler, #FF20F4.

Work with #ff20a2 in the Color Lab