What color is #FF61F0?

#FF61F0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vaporwave. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF61F0?

The RGB value is 255, 97, 240: 255 red, 97 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF61F0?

The complementary color is #61FF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF61F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF61F0 color

#FF61F0 rgb(255, 97, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF61F0 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38% green and 94.1% blue (255, 97, 240).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vaporwave (#FF66EE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#FF61F0 color codes

HEX	`#FF61F0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 97, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, 75.82, -42.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 86.96, 330.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.243, 36.105, 86.165)`
Decimal	`16736752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF61F0, 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 #FF61F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF61F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #FF61F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff61f0; }
.text { color: #ff61f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff61f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 97 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff61f0, #ff61a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #FF61F0?: #FF61F0 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vaporwave. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF61F0?: The RGB value is 255, 97, 240: 255 red, 97 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF61F0?: The complementary color is #61FF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF61F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.