What color is #FD99FD?

#FD99FD is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FD99FD?

The RGB value is 253, 153, 253: 253 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FD99FD?

The complementary color is #99FD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD99FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FD99FD color

#FD99FD rgb(253, 153, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FD99FD is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 60% green and 99.2% blue (253, 153, 253).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pinkalicious (#FF99FF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#FD99FD color codes

HEX	`#FD99FD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 153, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 60%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 96%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, 51.88, -34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 62.16, 326.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.628, 50.76, 99.04)`
Decimal	`16620029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FD99FD, 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 #FD99FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FD99FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #FD99FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd99fd; }
.text { color: #fd99fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd99fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 153 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd99fd, #fd99cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FD99FD?: #FD99FD is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FD99FD?: The RGB value is 253, 153, 253: 253 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FD99FD?: The complementary color is #99FD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD99FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.