What color is #FF66FF?

#FF66FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Pink Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF66FF?

The RGB value is 255, 102, 255: 255 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF66FF?

The complementary color is #66FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF66FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF66FF color

#FF66FF rgb(255, 102, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF66FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40% green and 100% blue (255, 102, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Pink Flamingo.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#FF66FF color codes

HEX	`#FF66FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 102, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, 76.22, -48.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 90.4, 327.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.04, 37.987, 98.547)`
Decimal	`16738047`
Short hex	`#F6F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF66FF, 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 #FF66FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF66FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #FF66FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff66ff; }
.text { color: #ff66ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff66ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 102 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff66ff, #ff66b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #FF66FF?: #FF66FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Pink Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF66FF?: The RGB value is 255, 102, 255: 255 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF66FF?: The complementary color is #66FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF66FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.