What color is #FF40FF?

#FF40FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF40FF?

The RGB value is 255, 64, 255: 255 red, 64 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF40FF?

The complementary color is #40FF40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF40FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF40FF color

#FF40FF rgb(255, 64, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF40FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 25.1% green and 100% blue (255, 64, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magenta (#FF00FF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#FF40FF color codes

HEX	`#FF40FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 64, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 25.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 89.04, -55.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 105.09, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.123, 32.151, 97.575)`
Decimal	`16728319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF40FF, 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 #FF40FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF40FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #FF40FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff40ff; }
.text { color: #ff40ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff40ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 64 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff40ff, #ff40a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF40FF?: #FF40FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF40FF?: The RGB value is 255, 64, 255: 255 red, 64 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF40FF?: The complementary color is #40FF40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF40FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.