What color is #FF63E9?

#FF63E9 is a light, vivid magenta known as Candy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candy Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 99, 233: 255 red, 99 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candy Pink?

The complementary color is #63FF79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF63E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candy Pink color: hex code #FF63E9

#FF63E9 rgb(255, 99, 233)

Shades of purple

Candy Pink has the hex code #FF63E9. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38.8% green and 91.4% blue (255, 99, 233).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

Candy Pink (#FF63E9) color codes

HEX	`#FF63E9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 99, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 61%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 73.97, -38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 83.5, 332.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.41, 36.072, 80.856)`
Decimal	`16737257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candy Pink, 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 #FF63E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF63E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FF63E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff63e9; }
.text { color: #ff63e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff63e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 99 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff63e9, #ff639b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

See #FF63E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF63E9?: #FF63E9 is a light, vivid magenta known as Candy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candy Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 99, 233: 255 red, 99 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candy Pink?: The complementary color is #63FF79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF63E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.