What color is #FFAAFF?

#FFAAFF is a very light, vivid magenta known as Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jigglypuff?

The RGB value is 255, 170, 255: 255 red, 170 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jigglypuff?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFAAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jigglypuff color: hex code #FFAAFF

#FFAAFF rgb(255, 170, 255)

Shades of purple

Jigglypuff has the hex code #FFAAFF. It is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 66.7% green and 100% blue (255, 170, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

Jigglypuff (#FFAAFF) color codes

HEX	`#FFAAFF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 170, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 66.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, 44.15, -29.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 53.09, 326.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.663, 57.232, 101.755)`
Decimal	`16755455`
Short hex	`#FAF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jigglypuff, 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 #FFAAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #FFAAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffaaff; }
.text { color: #ffaaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffaaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 170 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffaaff, #ffaad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

See #FFAAFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFAAFF?: #FFAAFF is a very light, vivid magenta known as Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jigglypuff?: The RGB value is 255, 170, 255: 255 red, 170 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jigglypuff?: The complementary color is #AAFFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.