What color is #FF55EE?

#FF55EE is a light, vivid magenta known as Pink Party. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Party?

The RGB value is 255, 85, 238: 255 red, 85 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Party?

The complementary color is #55FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF55EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink Party color: hex code #FF55EE

#FF55EE rgb(255, 85, 238)

Shades of purple

Pink Party has the hex code #FF55EE. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 33.3% green and 93.3% blue (255, 85, 238).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

Pink Party (#FF55EE) color codes

HEX	`#FF55EE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 85, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 33.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, 79.98, -44.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 91.34, 331.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.921, 33.935, 84.266)`
Decimal	`16733678`
Short hex	`#F5E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Party, 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 #FF55EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF55EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #FF55EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff55ee; }
.text { color: #ff55ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff55ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 85 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff55ee, #ff5599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Pink.

See #FF55EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF55EE?: #FF55EE is a light, vivid magenta known as Pink Party. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Party?: The RGB value is 255, 85, 238: 255 red, 85 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Party?: The complementary color is #55FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF55EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.