What color is #FF68EA?

#FF68EA 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 #FF68EA?

The RGB value is 255, 104, 234: 255 red, 104 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF68EA?

The complementary color is #68FF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF68EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF68EA color

#FF68EA rgb(255, 104, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF68EA is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40.8% green and 91.8% blue (255, 104, 234).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vaporwave (#FF66EE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#FF68EA color codes

HEX	`#FF68EA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 104, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 72.09, -38.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 81.53, 332.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.042, 37.106, 81.773)`
Decimal	`16738538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF68EA, 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 #FF68EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF68EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #FF68EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff68ea; }
.text { color: #ff68ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff68ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 104 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff68ea, #ff689f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF68EA?: #FF68EA 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 #FF68EA?: The RGB value is 255, 104, 234: 255 red, 104 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF68EA?: The complementary color is #68FF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF68EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.