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Magenta Veil Pure
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Magenta Veil Pure

Pink · Hue 290
Metrics
S 92% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.1:1Failon black19.7:1AA
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About this color

Magenta Veil Pure (#FDF5FF) belongs to the pink family — hue 290°, 92% saturation, 98% 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-veil-pure: #FDF5FF;
  --colorarchive-magenta-veil-pure-hsl: hsl(290, 92%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-magenta-veil-pure-rgb: rgb(253, 245, 255);
}

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 #FDF5FF.

  • Lululemonneutral
    Site Off-White · #F9F9F8
    →
  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →
  • OpenAIneutral
    Off White · #FAFAFA
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #FDF5FF.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowColor HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayBrand & MarketingPackaging Color Strategy: How Shelf Impact Works and How to Engineer It

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.

Darker companion
Magenta Whisper Pure
#F9E2FE · hsl(290, 92%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Leaf Veil Pure
#F7FFF5 · hsl(110, 92%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Peony Veil Pure
#FFF5FD · hsl(310, 92%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Plum Veil Pure
#FAF5FF · hsl(270, 92%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Amber Veil Pure
#FFFDF5 · hsl(50, 92%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Lagoon Veil Pure
#F5FFFD · hsl(170, 92%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Olive Veil Pure
#FBFFF5 · hsl(80, 92%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Seafoam Veil Pure
#F5FFF8 · hsl(140, 92%, 98%)
Export preview
Base: Magenta Veil Pure #FDF5FF
Darker companion: Magenta Whisper Pure #F9E2FE
Complementary counterpoint: Leaf Veil Pure #F7FFF5
Analogous lead: Peony Veil Pure #FFF5FD
Analogous echo: Plum Veil Pure #FAF5FF
Triadic +120°: Amber Veil Pure #FFFDF5
Triadic +240°: Lagoon Veil Pure #F5FFFD
Split-comp +150°: Olive Veil Pure #FBFFF5
Split-comp +210°: Seafoam Veil Pure #F5FFF8

Compare

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

vsMagenta Whisper PurevsLeaf Veil PurevsPeony Veil PurevsPlum Veil PurevsAmber Veil PurevsLagoon Veil 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 Veil Bright
#FDF6FE · hsl(290, 84%, 98%)
Nearby match
Magenta Mist Pure
#F5CEFD · hsl(290, 92%, 90%)
Nearby match
Magenta Whisper Bright
#F8E3FD · hsl(290, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Magenta Veil Vivid
#FCF6FE · hsl(290, 74%, 98%)
Nearby match
Magenta Mist Bright
#F4D0FB · hsl(290, 84%, 90%)

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
AAA8.1:1
Leaf Shadow Faint
#434F40
AAA7.7:1
Leaf Shadow Muted
#3F543B
AAA7.3:1
Leaf Shadow Dust
#3B5A35
AAA11.4:1
Leaf Nocturne Faint
#30382E
AAA11:1
Leaf Nocturne Muted
#2D3C2A
AAA10.6:1
Leaf Nocturne Dust
#2A4026

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#FAFBFC
Protanopia
#FAFAFD
Tritanopia
#FDFBFA
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Magenta Veil Faint#FAF9FA · hsl(290, 10%, 98%)Magenta Veil Muted#FBF9FB · hsl(290, 18%, 98%)Magenta Veil Dust#FBF9FB · hsl(290, 26%, 98%)Magenta Veil Soft#FBF8FC · hsl(290, 34%, 98%)Magenta Veil Clear#FCF7FD · hsl(290, 54%, 98%)Magenta Veil Vivid#FCF6FE · hsl(290, 74%, 98%)Magenta Veil Bright#FDF6FE · hsl(290, 84%, 98%)Magenta Veil Pure#FDF5FF · hsl(290, 92%, 98%)
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