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Magenta Radiant Faint
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Magenta Radiant Faint

Pink · Hue 290
Hex
#927E95
RGB
rgb(146, 126, 149)
HSL
hsl(290, 10%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 42%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.7:1AA Large
on black
5.6:1AA
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About this color

Magenta Radiant Faint (#927E95) belongs to the pink family — hue 290°, 10% 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-magenta-radiant-faint: #927E95;
  --colorarchive-magenta-radiant-faint-hsl: hsl(290, 10%, 54%);
  --colorarchive-magenta-radiant-faint-rgb: rgb(146, 126, 149);
}

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 #927E95.

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

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #927E95.

  • France (Paris)Seine Steel
    #7E8A93 · River reflectivity in winter
    →
  • AustraliaBush Khaki
    #8E895C · Outback grassland in dry season
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Olive Silver
    #9CA38F · Olea europaea leaf undersides
    →

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 Tone Faint
#A08FA3 · hsl(290, 10%, 60%)
Darker companion
Magenta Core Faint
#836E87 · hsl(290, 10%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Leaf Radiant Faint
#82957E · hsl(110, 10%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Peony Radiant Faint
#957E92 · hsl(310, 10%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Plum Radiant Faint
#8A7E95 · hsl(270, 10%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Amber Radiant Faint
#95927E · hsl(50, 10%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Lagoon Radiant Faint
#7E9592 · hsl(170, 10%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Olive Radiant Faint
#8E957E · hsl(80, 10%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Seafoam Radiant Faint
#7E9586 · hsl(140, 10%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Magenta Radiant Faint #927E95
Lighter companion: Magenta Tone Faint #A08FA3
Darker companion: Magenta Core Faint #836E87
Complementary counterpoint: Leaf Radiant Faint #82957E
Analogous lead: Peony Radiant Faint #957E92
Analogous echo: Plum Radiant Faint #8A7E95
Triadic +120°: Amber Radiant Faint #95927E
Triadic +240°: Lagoon Radiant Faint #7E9592
Split-comp +150°: Olive Radiant Faint #8E957E
Split-comp +210°: Seafoam Radiant Faint #7E9586

Compare

See how Magenta Radiant Faint compares side by side with related colors.

vsMagenta Tone FaintvsMagenta Core FaintvsLeaf Radiant FaintvsPeony Radiant FaintvsPlum Radiant FaintvsAmber Radiant Faint

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Magenta Radiant Muted
#98759F · hsl(290, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Magenta Core Faint
#836E87 · hsl(290, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Magenta Tone Faint
#A08FA3 · hsl(290, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Magenta Radiant Dust
#9E6BA8 · hsl(290, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Magenta Core Muted
#896490 · hsl(290, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Magenta Tone Muted
#A587AB · hsl(290, 18%, 60%)

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
Crimson Ink Clear
#371010
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Vivid
#3E0909
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Bright
#420606
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Pure
#450303
AA4.5:1
Cobalt Ink Clear
#101D37
AA4.6:1
Cobalt Ink Vivid
#091B3E

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#8B8C8F
Protanopia
#8A8A90
Tritanopia
#918C8B
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