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#FC8DE4 Color

#FC8DE4 is rgb(252, 141, 228) in RGB, hsl(313, 95%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 10%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC8DE4
HEX#FC8DE4
RGBrgb(252, 141, 228)
HSLhsl(313, 95%, 77%)
HSVhsv(313, 44%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 10%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.169 335.7)
LABlab(73.19% 51.26 -25.41)
LCHlch(73.19% 57.21 333.63)

What #FC8DE4 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 #FC8DE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FC8DE4 Channel Values

How #FC8DE4 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 252 · G 141 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 95% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 44% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 10% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC8DE4 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC8DE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC8DE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FC8DE4

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC8DE4.

How #FC8DE4 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#FC8DE4
Protanopia#A7A7E4
Protanomaly#CF9DE4
Deuteranopia#BCBCE1
Deuteranomaly#D8ABE2
Tritanopia#F49C9C
Tritanomaly#F896BD
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC8DE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc8de4: #FC8DE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC8DE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc8de4': '#FC8DE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.553, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_fc8de4">#FC8DE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC8DE4"

More Pink Colors

#FC8DE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC8DE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC8DE4?

#FC8DE4 is a light pink — rgb(252, 141, 228) in RGB and hsl(313, 95%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #FC8DE4?

#FC8DE4 is rgb(252, 141, 228) — red 252, green 141, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC8DE4?

#FC8DE4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 10%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC8DE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC8DE4 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC8DE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC8DE4 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 11.86, which is visibly different.

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