Closest web-safe match: #FF99FF

Color Details and Palettes for #FDB0E6

Details about the color Hanami Pink#FDB0E6

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Magenta family Cool WCAG ink: dark
HEX #FDB0E6 RGB rgb(253, 176, 230) HSL hsl(318, 95%, 84%) CMYK cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 1%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #FDB0E6

#FDB0E6 is a cool color from the Magenta family, closest in name to “Hanami Pink”. In RGB it is rgb(253, 176, 230); in HSL, hsl(318, 95%, 84%).

The color Hanami Pink, with hexadecimal code #fdb0e6, lands in the purple family, historically reserved for royalty due to the extreme cost of Tyrian dye. Purple activates imagination and spiritual contemplation, blending red's passion with blue's serenity. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation and Friendliness. Purple is often linked to creativity, luxury, and spirituality. In Western cultures, it is also associated with ambition and wealth. Indigo and violet have long signified royalty and nobility. With a high saturation of 95%, this color is intensely vivid—demanding attention and ideal for focal elements like buttons, banners, and brand marks. At 84% lightness, it strikes an approachable, open balance—bright enough to feel welcoming yet substantial enough to carry visual weight. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation, or Friendliness. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 253, 176, 230 red · green · blue HSL 318° 95% 84% hue · sat · light HSV 318° 30% 99% design-app pickers CMYK 0 30 9 1 print inks, % Luminance 0.576 0 dark → 1 light On black 12.53:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio On white 1.68:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #FF99FF closest web-safe Best text black ideal foreground Character Vivid cool · magenta family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #FDB0E6

Hanami Pink (#FDB0E6) belongs to the Magenta color family.

As a bright tone with high saturation and generous lightness, it radiates energy and optimism. Bright variations like this perform well in summer campaigns, children's products, and attention-grabbing hero sections.

Historical Background

Magenta was named after the Battle of Magenta (1859) in Italy, coinciding with the discovery of the first aniline dye of that hue. This synthetic breakthrough launched the modern chemical-dye industry, making vibrant colors accessible to the masses. In the CMYK model, magenta is a primary ink—without it, printers cannot reproduce the warm half of the color spectrum.

Design & Usage Tips

Magenta commands attention and conveys boldness, making it ideal for fashion, entertainment, and disruptive tech brands (T-Mobile's signature magenta is a prime example). Pair it with charcoal or dark teal for grounding, or with lime for an electric, festival-style palette. Magenta headlines on white backgrounds create instant visual impact.

Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 318°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 95% saturation, this is a highly vivid color that demands attention. Use it where maximum visual impact is needed—feature banners, accent buttons, and data-visualization highlights.

Psychological Impact

Magenta blends red's energy with purple's creativity, producing a color that feels both passionate and unconventional. It signals confidence, non-conformity, and emotional expressiveness. In UX, magenta accent colors can highlight premium features or creative tools.

At 84% lightness, it reads clearly on dark backgrounds and provides a welcoming, open feel in light-themed designs—versatile across both contexts.

Creative Design Ideas

Use magenta as a gradient endpoint (blue-to-magenta) for modern SaaS branding. Create neon-magenta-on-black compositions for nightlife and music event promotion. In e-commerce, magenta 'New' or 'Hot' badges draw the eye to featured products.

Every format

#FDB0E6 Color Conversions

Every way to write Hanami Pink — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#FDB0E6

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(253, 176, 230)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(318, 95%, 84%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(318, 30%, 99%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(318 69% 1%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 1%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(84.64% 0.112 338.14)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(84.64% 0.104 -0.042)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 80.54, a: 36.08, b: -15.72

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 80.54, C: 39.36, H: 336.46

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 70.32, Y: 57.65, Z: 82.28

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
16625894

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #FDB0E6

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Hanami Pink.

Red 253/255 38.4% Green 176/255 26.7% Blue 230/255 34.9%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Hanami Pink.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #FDB0E6

Ink needed to reproduce Hanami Pink in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Magenta.

0% CYAN 30% MAGENTA 9% YELLOW 1% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #FDB0E6

How bright Hanami Pink is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.576
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 12.53:1 ✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 1.68:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✕ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #FDB0E6

Copy-and-paste CSS for Hanami Pink — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

hanami-pink.css
background-color: #FDB0E6;
color: #FDB0E6;
border: 2px solid #FDB0E6;
background-color: rgb(253, 176, 230);
background-color: hsl(318, 95%, 84%);
--color: #FDB0E6;

Shades · light to dark

#FDB0E6 Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Hanami Pink — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#FFF7FD
#FFEBF9
#FEDFF5
#FED4F1
#FEC8EE
#FDBCEA
#FDB0E6
#D796C4
#B17BA1
#8B617F
#65465C
#3F2C3A
#191217

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Harmony · 180° apart

#FDB0E6 Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#FDB0E6
#AFFDC7

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#FDB0E6 Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#FDB0E6
#FDAFBF
#EDAFFD
#FDC7AF
#C7AFFD
#FDEDAF
#AFBFFD

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Harmony · 120° apart

#FDB0E6 Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#FDB0E6
#E6FDAF
#AFE6FD

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Harmony · 90° apart

#FDB0E6 Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#FDB0E6
#FDEDAF
#AFFDC7
#AFBFFD

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #FDB0E6

How Hanami Pink reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#FDB0E6
#E0E6D6
#DCDBD9
#F9CFCC
#C4C4C4
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✕ Not friendly Protanopia red weakness ✕ Not friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✓ Friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #FDB0E6

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#AFFDC7
#FDAFBF
#E6FDAF
#FDEDAF
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#FDB0E6 Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Strawberry Buttercream#FFBBFF
Love Dust#EE99DD
Sugar Chic#FFCCFF
Pink Punk#DD88CC
Hanami Pink#FFAAEE
Rosecco#EEBBDD
Fresh Gum#FFAADD
Purple’s Baby Sister#EEBBEE

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #FDB0E6

The closest named colors to #FDB0E6 — same mood, each with its own character.

Hanami Pink#F2ABE1
Fresh Gum#FFAADD
Land of Dreams#EDABE6
Candy Floss#E8A7E2
Violet Kiss#F0A0D1
Bubblegum Heart#FFBADF
Pinky Swear#EEAAEE
Pretty in Pink#FABFE4
Soft Cashmere#EFB6D8
Lavender Candy#FCB4D5
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Rosecco#EEBBDD

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Hanami Pink (#fdb0e6)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Hanami Pink — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #FDB0E6

#FDB0E6 is a cool color from the Magenta family. Its closest matched name is “Hanami Pink”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(253, 176, 230); in HSL, hsl(318, 95%, 84%).
In RGB, #FDB0E6 is rgb(253, 176, 230); in HSL it is hsl(318, 95%, 84%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 1%).
#FDB0E6 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 against black and 1.68:1 against white. For readability, black body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while white does not.
The direct complement of #FDB0E6 is #AFFDC7 (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #FDB0E6 in the palette sections above.