Pale Magenta (#F984E5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.22:1 — vs black: 9.46:1

Color values

  • HEX #F984E5
  • RGB rgb(249, 132, 229)
  • HSL hsl(310, 90%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 47, 8, 2 )
  • Websafe #FF99CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F984E5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#84F998
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#D384F9
#F984AB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#E5F984
#84E5F9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#ABF984
#84F9D3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#F9D384
#84F998
#84ABF9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Magenta
#F984E5 Base
#D90BB6
#F53BD6
#F75DDD
#FBABED
#FDCDF4
#FEE7FA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Magenta, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180114
#5C044D
#A00886
#E40BBF
#F640D7
Pale Magenta #F984E5 Base
#FA98E9
#FBABED
#FCBFF2
#FDD3F6
#FEE7FA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F984E5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F984E5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F984E5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F984E5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F984E5,
        #84F998
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F984E5,
        #84F998
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pale-magenta: #F984E5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-magenta-r: 249;
$pale-magenta-g: 132;
$pale-magenta-b: 229;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-magenta;
    color: rgba($pale-magenta-r, $pale-magenta-g, $pale-magenta-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Magenta appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F984E5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B1B1E3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9797E5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F09595 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #AEAEAE Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Magenta ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Magenta #F984E5 Base
Light Fuchsia Pink #F984EF ΔE 1.83
Violet #EE82EE ΔE 3.21
Fuchsia Pink #FF77FF ΔE 5.07
Pink Flamingo #FC74FD ΔE 5.30

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.