What color is #FF0FF3?

#FF0FF3 is a vivid magenta known as Barbara. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbara?

The RGB value is 255, 15, 243: 255 red, 15 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbara?

The complementary color is #0FFF1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0FF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbara color: hex code #FF0FF3

#FF0FF3 rgb(255, 15, 243)

Shades of purple

Barbara has the hex code #FF0FF3. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 5.9% green and 95.3% blue (255, 15, 243).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

Barbara (#FF0FF3) color codes

HEX	`#FF0FF3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 15, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 5.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 94%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 95.68, -54.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 110.24, 330.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.589, 28.078, 87.163)`
Decimal	`16715763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbara, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF0FF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0FF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF0FF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0ff3; }
.text { color: #ff0ff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0ff3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 15 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0ff3, #ff0f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF0FF3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF0FF3?: #FF0FF3 is a vivid magenta known as Barbara. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbara?: The RGB value is 255, 15, 243: 255 red, 15 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbara?: The complementary color is #0FFF1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0FF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.