What color is #FF5DDF?

#FF5DDF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5DDF?

The RGB value is 255, 93, 223: 255 red, 93 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5DDF?

The complementary color is #5DFF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5DDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5DDF color

#FF5DDF rgb(255, 93, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF5DDF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.5% green and 87.5% blue (255, 93, 223).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candy Pink (#FF63E9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#FF5DDF color codes

HEX	`#FF5DDF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 93, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.3, 74.84, -35.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.3, 82.69, 334.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.474, 34.421, 73.362)`
Decimal	`16735711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5DDF, 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 #FF5DDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5DDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #FF5DDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5ddf; }
.text { color: #ff5ddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5ddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 93 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5ddf, #ff5d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FF5DDF?: #FF5DDF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5DDF?: The RGB value is 255, 93, 223: 255 red, 93 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5DDF?: The complementary color is #5DFF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5DDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.