What color is #FF46FF?

#FF46FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Violet Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF46FF?

The RGB value is 255, 70, 255: 255 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF46FF?

The complementary color is #46FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF46FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF46FF color

#FF46FF rgb(255, 70, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF46FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 27.5% green and 100% blue (255, 70, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Pink (#FB5FFC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#FF46FF color codes

HEX	`#FF46FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 70, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 27.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 87.37, -54.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 103.17, 327.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.479, 32.865, 97.694)`
Decimal	`16729855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF46FF, 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 #FF46FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF46FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #FF46FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff46ff; }
.text { color: #ff46ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff46ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 70 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff46ff, #ff46a3); }

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Questions

What color is #FF46FF?: #FF46FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Violet Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF46FF?: The RGB value is 255, 70, 255: 255 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF46FF?: The complementary color is #46FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF46FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.