What color is #FF66EE?

#FF66EE is a light, vivid magenta known as Vaporwave. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vaporwave?

The RGB value is 255, 102, 238: 255 red, 102 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vaporwave?

The complementary color is #66FF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF66EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vaporwave color: hex code #FF66EE

#FF66EE rgb(255, 102, 238)

Shades of purple

Vaporwave has the hex code #FF66EE. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40% green and 93.3% blue (255, 102, 238).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

Vaporwave (#FF66EE) color codes

HEX	`#FF66EE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 102, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.23, 73.53, -40.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.23, 83.93, 331.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.424, 36.94, 84.767)`
Decimal	`16738030`
Short hex	`#F6E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vaporwave, 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 #FF66EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF66EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #FF66EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff66ee; }
.text { color: #ff66ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff66ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 102 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff66ee, #ff66a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

See #FF66EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF66EE?: #FF66EE is a light, vivid magenta known as Vaporwave. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vaporwave?: The RGB value is 255, 102, 238: 255 red, 102 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vaporwave?: The complementary color is #66FF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF66EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.