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#F37CFE Color

#F37CFE is rgb(243, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(295, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F37CFE
HEX#F37CFE
RGBrgb(243, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(295, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(295, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.213 324.1)
LABlab(69.75% 59.66 -45.01)
LCHlch(69.75% 74.73 322.97)

What #F37CFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F37CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 5.93Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.55Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.15Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.59Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.66Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F37CFE Channel Values

How #F37CFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 243 · G 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F37CFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F37CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F37CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F37CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F37CFE
Complementary
#87FE7C
Analogous
#B27CFE
Analogous
#FE7CC8
Triadic
#FEF37C
Triadic
#7CFEF3
Split comp.
#C8FE7C
Split comp.
#7CFEB2

Tints & Shades of #F37CFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F48BFE
#F69FFE
#F8AEFE
#F9C2FE
#FBD2FF
#FDE6FF

Shades

#EE49FD
#E917FD
#CC02DE
#9E02AC
#6F0179
#410147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F37CFE.

How #F37CFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F37CFE
Protanopia#9999FE
Protanomaly#C48FFE
Deuteranopia#AFAFFC
Deuteranomaly#CE9DFD
Tritanopia#E79595
Tritanomaly#EC8CC8
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F37CFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f37cfe: #F37CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F37CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f37cfe': '#F37CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_f37cfe">#F37CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F37CFE"

More Pink Colors

#F37CFE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F37CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F37CFE?

#F37CFE is a light pink — rgb(243, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(295, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #F37CFE?

#F37CFE is rgb(243, 124, 254) — red 243, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F37CFE?

#F37CFE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F37CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F37CFE scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F37CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F37CFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.59, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.