Crayola crayon color

Crayola Razzle Dazzle Rose #FF48D0

Crayola Razzle Dazzle Rose is shown here as #FF48D0, the commonly published value for the crayon. It is a light vivid magenta in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.706, chroma 0.254 and hue 340.3°. The nearest CSS named color is orchid (#DA70D6), ΔE2000 7.2 away.

Relative luminance
0.3045
OKLCH L · C · h
0.706 · 0.254 · 340.3
Best text
Black 7.08:1
Hue family
Pink
Inspect this color Check contrast

#FF48D0 color codes

HEX
#FF48D0
RGB
rgb(255, 72, 208)
HSL
hsl(315, 100%, 64%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.706 0.254 340.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.706 0.239 -0.086)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 62.04, a* 80.12, b* -31.79
XYZ (D65)
X 54.94, Y 30.45, Z 62.65
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 72%, 18%, 0%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Crayola is a trademark of Crayola LLC, which this site is not affiliated with. The value is the commonly published sRGB rendering of the crayon, not a Crayola specification.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FF48D0 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.08:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.96:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    7.08:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +49

  • White text on it

    2.96:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −60

  • As text on black

    7.08:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −46

  • As text on white

    2.96:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +54

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #D913AE 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.71 to 0.60 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FF48D0 7.08:1

    It already reaches 7.08:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FF48D0 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #FF48D0

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FF48D0 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF0F9
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.08
  2. 100#FFE1F4
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.32
  3. 200#FFC2E9
    White
    1.48
    Black
    14.14
  4. 300#FF93DC
    White
    2.00
    Black
    10.45
  5. 400This color#FF48D0
    White
    2.96
    Black
    7.08
  6. 500#E020B4
    White
    4.17
    Black
    5.03
  7. 600#BE0097
    White
    5.77
    Black
    3.63
  8. 700#990079
    White
    7.98
    Black
    2.63
  9. 800#710059
    White
    11.37
    Black
    1.84
  10. 900#4C003B
    White
    15.32
    Black
    1.37
  11. 950#2D0022
    White
    18.50
    Black
    1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FF48D0 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.254; #FF48D0 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.333 there: 31% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.254
sRGB edge
0.254
Display P3 edge
0.333
Rec. 2020 edge
0.397
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 520 nm
Excitation purity
57%
Chromaticity
x 0.3711, y 0.2057
  • This color#FF48D0
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FF48D0
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.706 0.333 340.3)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #ff48d0;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.093 0.8447); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FF48D0

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FFA4E8
  • OKLab50%#FFADE9
  • OKLCH50%#FFB3E5

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#802468
  • OKLab50%#63164F
  • OKLCH50%#63164F

Its complement #00BE7E

  • sRGB50%#8083A7
  • OKLab50%#B695AA
  • OKLCH50%#47A5FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #ff48d0, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #ff48d0 50%, white);

In use

#FF48D0 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.08:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.96:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.96:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.96:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #D913AE 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.08:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:16.32:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:16.32:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:16.32:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FF48D0 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 36.8; tritanopia changes it least, 14.5.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #5583D4 ΔE2000 36.8

    Distinct

    Reads as soft blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #90A0CC ΔE2000 31.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FF4D87 ΔE2000 14.5

    Distinct

    Reads as light vivid pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #969696 ΔE2000 29.4

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00BE7E. Their lightness contrast is only 1.22:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FF48D0 · #00BE7E55.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#5583D4 · #BBAE7A46.7Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#90A0CC · #A9A18231.0Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FF4D87 · #00BDAD71.5Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#969696 · #A6A6A65.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FF48D0

Its complement is #00BE7E, a light soft green, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FF48D0
  • Complement#00BE7E

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#C873FF
  • Base#FF48D0
  • +30°#FF6284

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FF48D0
  • +120°#B6A100
  • +240°#00B2D8

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FF48D0
  • +150°#76B600
  • +210°#00B8B2

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-crayola-razzle-dazzle-rose: #ff48d0;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'crayola-razzle-dazzle-rose': '#ff48d0',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-crayola-razzle-dazzle-rose: oklch(0.706 0.254 340.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "crayola-razzle-dazzle-rose": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.2824, 0.8157],
        "hex": "#ff48d0"
      },
      "$description": "Crayola Razzle Dazzle Rose"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let crayolaRazzleDazzleRose = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.282, blue: 0.816, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val CrayolaRazzleDazzleRose = Color(0xFFFF48D0)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FF48D0 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.