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Fuchsia Ink Pure
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Fuchsia Ink Pure

Pink · Hue 300
Hex
#450345
RGB
rgb(69, 3, 69)
HSL
hsl(300, 92%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 96%, 0%, 73%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
15.5:1AA
on black
1.4:1Fail
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About this color

Fuchsia Ink Pure (#450345) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 92% saturation, 14% 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-fuchsia-ink-pure: #450345;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-ink-pure-hsl: hsl(300, 92%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-ink-pure-rgb: rgb(69, 3, 69);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

SensualDramaticSophisticated
Common in

Fine Wine · Luxury Lingerie · Event Design

Pairs well with

Gold for opulence, charcoal for drama, deep emerald for richness

Design tip

Use sparingly as an accent in luxury interfaces. Deep pink against dark backgrounds creates an unforgettable visual signature.

Cultural context ▶

Deep pinks and magentas bridge passion and sophistication. Common in luxury branding and high-fashion editorials.

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 even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. 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. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. 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) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

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 #450345.

  • Slackprimary
    Aubergine · #4A154B
    →
  • Netflixneutral
    Netflix Black · #221F1F
    →
  • Spotifyneutral
    Spotify Black · #191414
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #450345.

  • BrazilAçaí Purple
    #3D1F4D · Euterpe oleracea berry
    →
  • MexicoVolcanic Black
    #1F1A17 · Obsidian + Popocatépetl basalt
    →
  • IcelandBasalt Black
    #1A1B1F · Reynisfjara basalt columns
    →

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
Fuchsia Nocturne Pure
#620462 · hsl(300, 92%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Ink Pure
#034503 · hsl(120, 92%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Rose Ink Pure
#45032F · hsl(320, 92%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Ink Pure
#2F0345 · hsl(280, 92%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Ink Pure
#454503 · hsl(60, 92%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Ink Pure
#034545 · hsl(180, 92%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Ink Pure
#244503 · hsl(90, 92%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Ink Pure
#034524 · hsl(150, 92%, 14%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Ink Pure #450345
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Nocturne Pure #620462
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Ink Pure #034503
Analogous lead: Rose Ink Pure #45032F
Analogous echo: Mulberry Ink Pure #2F0345
Triadic +120°: Citrine Ink Pure #454503
Triadic +240°: Aqua Ink Pure #034545
Split-comp +150°: Lime Ink Pure #244503
Split-comp +210°: Jade Ink Pure #034524

Compare

See how Fuchsia Ink Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsFuchsia Nocturne PurevsEmerald Ink PurevsRose Ink PurevsMulberry Ink PurevsCitrine Ink PurevsAqua Ink Pure

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Fuchsia Ink Bright
#420642 · hsl(300, 84%, 14%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Nocturne Pure
#620462 · hsl(300, 92%, 20%)
Nearby match
Mauve Ink Pure
#45033F · hsl(305, 92%, 14%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Nocturne Bright
#5E085E · hsl(300, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Ink Vivid
#3E093E · hsl(300, 74%, 14%)
Nearby match
Mauve Ink Bright
#42063D · hsl(305, 84%, 14%)

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
AAA14.8:1
Emerald Veil Faint
#F9FAF9
AAA14.9:1
Emerald Veil Muted
#F9FBF9
AAA14.9:1
Emerald Veil Dust
#F9FBF9
AAA15:1
Emerald Veil Soft
#F8FCF8
AAA15.1:1
Emerald Veil Clear
#F7FDF7
AAA15.1:1
Emerald Veil Vivid
#F6FEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#363A3A
Protanopia
#34333C
Tritanopia
#433432
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