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#F500ED Color

#F500ED is rgb(245, 0, 237) in RGB, hsl(302, 100%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 3%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F500ED
HEX#F500ED
RGBrgb(245, 0, 237)
HSLhsl(302, 100%, 48%)
HSVhsv(302, 100%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 3%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.308 330.2)
LABlab(57.51% 89.95 -54.84)
LCHlch(57.51% 105.34 328.63)

What #F500ED 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 #F500ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 7.22Phlox#DF00FFΔE 15.47Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 20.1Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 21.2Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 21.54Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 22.04

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

#F500ED Channel Values

How #F500ED 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 245 · G 0 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 100% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 100% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 3% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F500ED 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F500ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F500ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F500ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F500ED
Complementary
#00F508
Analogous
#8300F5
Analogous
#F50072
Triadic
#EDF500
Triadic
#00EDF5
Split comp.
#72F500
Split comp.
#00F583

Tints & Shades of #F500ED

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

#FF1AF7
#FF3DF9
#FF61FA
#FF8AFB
#FFADFC
#FFD1FD

Shades

#D600CF
#B300AD
#94008F
#750071
#570054
#330031

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F500ED.

How #F500ED 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#F500ED
Protanopia#6E6EEC
Protanomaly#B456ED
Deuteranopia#9595EA
Deuteranomaly#C376EB
Tritanopia#E85C5C
Tritanomaly#ED48AA
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F500ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f500ed: #F500ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F500ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f500ed': '#F500ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.000, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_f500ed">#F500ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#F500ED"

More Pink Colors

#F500ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F500ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F500ED?

#F500ED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(245, 0, 237) in RGB and hsl(302, 100%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #F500ED?

#F500ED is rgb(245, 0, 237) — red 245, green 0, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F500ED?

#F500ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 3%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F500ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F500ED scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F500ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F500ED 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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