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Fuchsia Radiant Dust
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Fuchsia Radiant Dust

Pink · Hue 300
Hex
#A86BA8
RGB
rgb(168, 107, 168)
HSL
hsl(300, 26%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.9:1AA Large
on black
5.3:1AA
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About this color

Fuchsia Radiant Dust (#A86BA8) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 26% saturation, 54% 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-radiant-dust: #A86BA8;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-radiant-dust-hsl: hsl(300, 26%, 54%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-radiant-dust-rgb: rgb(168, 107, 168);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

BoldFunConfident
Common in

Fashion · Music · Social Platforms

Pairs well with

Black for edge, deep navy for sophistication, bright yellow for energy

Design tip

A fearless accent color. Use for CTAs and brand moments that need personality. Hot pink buttons are impossible to miss.

Cultural context ▶

Hot pink represents confidence, fun, and breaking rules. Popularized by punk culture and pop icons as a statement color.

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 grounded mid-tone — sober, considered, well-suited to body text accents, editorial layouts, or any context where restraint reads as quality.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where most identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: The low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #A86BA8.

  • PlayStationaccent
    Square Purple · #A363D9
    →
  • Notionaccent
    Default Brown · #9F6B53
    →
  • Figmaprimary
    Figma Purple · #A259FF
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #A86BA8.

  • MexicoBarragán Earth Pink
    #D77176 · Casa Gilardi, Mexico City (1976)
    →
  • France (Paris)Seine Steel
    #7E8A93 · River reflectivity in winter
    →
  • AustraliaBush Khaki
    #8E895C · Outback grassland in dry season
    →

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 Tone Dust
#B47EB4 · hsl(300, 26%, 60%)
Darker companion
Fuchsia Core Dust
#9A5B9A · hsl(300, 26%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Radiant Dust
#6BA86B · hsl(120, 26%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Rose Radiant Dust
#A86B94 · hsl(320, 26%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Radiant Dust
#946BA8 · hsl(280, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Radiant Dust
#A8A86B · hsl(60, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Radiant Dust
#6BA8A8 · hsl(180, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Radiant Dust
#8AA86B · hsl(90, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Radiant Dust
#6BA88A · hsl(150, 26%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Radiant Dust #A86BA8
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Tone Dust #B47EB4
Darker companion: Fuchsia Core Dust #9A5B9A
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Radiant Dust #6BA86B
Analogous lead: Rose Radiant Dust #A86B94
Analogous echo: Mulberry Radiant Dust #946BA8
Triadic +120°: Citrine Radiant Dust #A8A86B
Triadic +240°: Aqua Radiant Dust #6BA8A8
Split-comp +150°: Lime Radiant Dust #8AA86B
Split-comp +210°: Jade Radiant Dust #6BA88A

Compare

See how Fuchsia Radiant Dust compares side by side with related colors.

vsFuchsia Tone DustvsFuchsia Core DustvsEmerald Radiant DustvsRose Radiant DustvsMulberry Radiant DustvsCitrine Radiant Dust

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Muted
#9F759F · hsl(300, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Soft
#B262B2 · hsl(300, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Core Dust
#9A5B9A · hsl(300, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Tone Dust
#B47EB4 · hsl(300, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mauve Radiant Dust
#A86BA3 · hsl(305, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Faint
#957E95 · hsl(300, 10%, 54%)

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
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Pure
#030E45
AA4.6:1
Iris Ink Clear
#101037
AA4.8:1
Iris Ink Vivid
#09093E
AA4.8:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#959999
Protanopia
#92919C
Tritanopia
#A6928F
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