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Magenta Mist Pure
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Magenta Mist Pure

Pink · Hue 290
Metrics
S 92% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.4:1Failon black15.1:1AA
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About this color

Magenta Mist Pure (#F5CEFD) belongs to the pink family — hue 290°, 92% saturation, 90% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-magenta-mist-pure: #F5CEFD;
  --colorarchive-magenta-mist-pure-hsl: hsl(290, 92%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-magenta-mist-pure-rgb: rgb(245, 206, 253);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SweetNurturingPlayful
Common in

Beauty · Children's Fashion · Dessert Brands

Pairs well with

Mint green for freshness, soft gold for warmth, light gray for sophistication

Design tip

Use for friendly, approachable interfaces. Millennial pink became a design movement — it still works for brands targeting warmth.

Cultural context ▶

Soft pink represents nurturing, innocence, and sweetness. Modern brands have reclaimed it as a gender-neutral color of kindness.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is much older — Renaissance painters mixed it for flesh tones, and by the late 18th century it was a fashionable color across Europe. Many of pink's modern associations, though, are a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl only became firmly established in the US in the 1940s; before then some advice even suggested pink for boys ('a more decided and stronger color') and blue for girls, though how common that was is disputed. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight. In Mexico, hot pink (rosa mexicano) is considered part of the national identity; in India, pink has become a popular bridal choice alongside traditional red. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. Pepto-Bismol's pink is instantly recognizable, though nobody is sure why it was first chosen. Wes Anderson made heritage pinks feel deeply specific in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Millennial Pink (named in 2016) was a trend that recast pink as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; the white in it takes the edge off red's intensity. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) now that it is no longer read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F5CEFD.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F5CEFD.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Cream
    #E8DFCC · Undyed Icelandic sheep wool
    →
  • Korea (Obangsaek)Hanji Cream
    #EAE0CB · Mulberry-fiber Korean paper
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayColor History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowBrand & MarketingRetro Color Palette: Warm, Worn, and Deliberately Off

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Magenta Whisper Pure
#F9E2FE · hsl(290, 92%, 94%)
Darker companion
Magenta Pearl Pure
#EFB1FC · hsl(290, 92%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Leaf Mist Pure
#D6FDCE · hsl(110, 92%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Peony Mist Pure
#FDCEF5 · hsl(310, 92%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Plum Mist Pure
#E5CEFD · hsl(270, 92%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Amber Mist Pure
#FDF5CE · hsl(50, 92%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Lagoon Mist Pure
#CEFDF5 · hsl(170, 92%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Olive Mist Pure
#EDFDCE · hsl(80, 92%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Seafoam Mist Pure
#CEFDDE · hsl(140, 92%, 90%)
Export preview
Base: Magenta Mist Pure #F5CEFD
Lighter companion: Magenta Whisper Pure #F9E2FE
Darker companion: Magenta Pearl Pure #EFB1FC
Complementary counterpoint: Leaf Mist Pure #D6FDCE
Analogous lead: Peony Mist Pure #FDCEF5
Analogous echo: Plum Mist Pure #E5CEFD
Triadic +120°: Amber Mist Pure #FDF5CE
Triadic +240°: Lagoon Mist Pure #CEFDF5
Split-comp +150°: Olive Mist Pure #EDFDCE
Split-comp +210°: Seafoam Mist Pure #CEFDDE

Compare

See how Magenta Mist Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsMagenta Whisper PurevsMagenta Pearl PurevsLeaf Mist PurevsPeony Mist PurevsPlum Mist PurevsAmber Mist Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Magenta Whisper Pure
#F9E2FE · hsl(290, 92%, 94%)
Nearby match
Magenta Mist Bright
#F4D0FB · hsl(290, 84%, 90%)
Nearby match
Magenta Pearl Pure
#EFB1FC · hsl(290, 92%, 84%)
Nearby match
Magenta Veil Pure
#FDF5FF · hsl(290, 92%, 98%)
Nearby match
Magenta Whisper Bright
#F8E3FD · hsl(290, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Magenta Pearl Bright
#EDB4F8 · hsl(290, 84%, 84%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.7:1
Leaf Nocturne Faint
#30382E
AAA8.4:1
Leaf Nocturne Muted
#2D3C2A
AAA8.1:1
Leaf Nocturne Dust
#2A4026
AAA7.8:1
Leaf Nocturne Soft
#274422
AAA11:1
Leaf Ink Faint
#212720
AAA10.8:1
Leaf Ink Muted
#1F2A1D

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#E7EAF0
Protanopia
#E5E5F3
Tritanopia
#F3EAE8
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Magenta Mist Faint#E7E3E8 · hsl(290, 10%, 90%)Magenta Mist Muted#E9E1EA · hsl(290, 18%, 90%)Magenta Mist Dust#EADFEC · hsl(290, 26%, 90%)Magenta Mist Soft#EBDDEE · hsl(290, 34%, 90%)Magenta Mist Clear#EFD8F3 · hsl(290, 54%, 90%)Magenta Mist Vivid#F2D3F8 · hsl(290, 74%, 90%)Magenta Mist Bright#F4D0FB · hsl(290, 84%, 90%)Magenta Mist Pure#F5CEFD · hsl(290, 92%, 90%)
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