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Fuchsia Radiant Muted
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Fuchsia Radiant Muted

Pink · Hue 300
Hex
#9F759F
RGB
rgb(159, 117, 159)
HSL
hsl(300, 18%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 38%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.8:1AA Large
on black
5.5:1AA
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About this color

Fuchsia Radiant Muted (#9F759F) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 18% 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-muted: #9F759F;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-radiant-muted-hsl: hsl(300, 18%, 54%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-radiant-muted-rgb: rgb(159, 117, 159);
}

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 #9F759F.

  • PlayStationaccent
    Square Purple · #A363D9
    →
  • Notionneutral
    Notion Gray · #787774
    →
  • Microsoftneutral
    Slate Gray · #737373
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #9F759F.

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

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 Muted
#AB87AB · hsl(300, 18%, 60%)
Darker companion
Fuchsia Core Muted
#906490 · hsl(300, 18%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Radiant Muted
#759F75 · hsl(120, 18%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Rose Radiant Muted
#9F7591 · hsl(320, 18%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Radiant Muted
#91759F · hsl(280, 18%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Radiant Muted
#9F9F75 · hsl(60, 18%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Radiant Muted
#759F9F · hsl(180, 18%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Radiant Muted
#8A9F75 · hsl(90, 18%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Radiant Muted
#759F8A · hsl(150, 18%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Radiant Muted #9F759F
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Tone Muted #AB87AB
Darker companion: Fuchsia Core Muted #906490
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Radiant Muted #759F75
Analogous lead: Rose Radiant Muted #9F7591
Analogous echo: Mulberry Radiant Muted #91759F
Triadic +120°: Citrine Radiant Muted #9F9F75
Triadic +240°: Aqua Radiant Muted #759F9F
Split-comp +150°: Lime Radiant Muted #8A9F75
Split-comp +210°: Jade Radiant Muted #759F8A

Compare

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

vsFuchsia Tone MutedvsFuchsia Core MutedvsEmerald Radiant MutedvsRose Radiant MutedvsMulberry Radiant MutedvsCitrine Radiant Muted

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Faint
#957E95 · hsl(300, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Dust
#A86BA8 · hsl(300, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Core Muted
#906490 · hsl(300, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Tone Muted
#AB87AB · hsl(300, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mauve Radiant Muted
#9F759B · hsl(305, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Soft
#B262B2 · hsl(300, 34%, 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
AA4.5:1
Cobalt Ink Vivid
#091B3E
AA4.5:1
Cobalt Ink Bright
#061A42
AA4.5:1
Cobalt Ink Pure
#031945
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Clear
#101737
AA4.7:1
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AA4.8:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#919494
Protanopia
#8F8E96
Tritanopia
#9D8F8D
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