What color is #FF80F9?

#FF80F9 is a light, vivid magenta known as Technolust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Technolust?

The RGB value is 255, 128, 249: 255 red, 128 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Technolust?

The complementary color is #80FF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF80F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Technolust color: hex code #FF80F9

#FF80F9 rgb(255, 128, 249)

Shades of purple

Technolust has the hex code #FF80F9. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 50.2% green and 97.6% blue (255, 128, 249).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

Technolust (#FF80F9) color codes

HEX	`#FF80F9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 128, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 50.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 63.92, -39.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 74.99, 328.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.057, 43.542, 94.529)`
Decimal	`16744697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Technolust, 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 #FF80F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF80F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #FF80F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff80f9; }
.text { color: #ff80f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff80f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 128 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff80f9, #ff80b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

See #FF80F9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF80F9?: #FF80F9 is a light, vivid magenta known as Technolust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Technolust?: The RGB value is 255, 128, 249: 255 red, 128 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Technolust?: The complementary color is #80FF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF80F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.