What color is #FF17D1?

#FF17D1 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Glamour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF17D1?

The RGB value is 255, 23, 209: 255 red, 23 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF17D1?

The complementary color is #17FF45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF17D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF17D1 color

#FF17D1 rgb(255, 23, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF17D1 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 9% green and 82% blue (255, 23, 209).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Glamour (#FF1DCD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#FF17D1 color codes

HEX	`#FF17D1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 23, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 18%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, 90.61, -37.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 98.21, 337.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.057, 26.482, 62.627)`
Decimal	`16717777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF17D1, 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 #FF17D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF17D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FF17D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff17d1; }
.text { color: #ff17d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff17d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 23 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff17d1, #ff175d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FF17D1?: #FF17D1 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Glamour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF17D1?: The RGB value is 255, 23, 209: 255 red, 23 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF17D1?: The complementary color is #17FF45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF17D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.