What color is #FF74F1?

#FF74F1 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Avant-Garde Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF74F1?

The RGB value is 255, 116, 241: 255 red, 116 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF74F1?

The complementary color is #74FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF74F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF74F1 color

#FF74F1 rgb(255, 116, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF74F1 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 45.5% green and 94.5% blue (255, 116, 241).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Avant-Garde Pink (#FF77EE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#FF74F1 color codes

HEX	`#FF74F1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 116, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 45.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.54, 68.06, -38.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.54, 78.21, 330.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.362, 40.106, 87.606)`
Decimal	`16741617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF74F1, 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 #FF74F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF74F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #FF74F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff74f1; }
.text { color: #ff74f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff74f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 116 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff74f1, #ff74ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF74F1?: #FF74F1 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Avant-Garde Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF74F1?: The RGB value is 255, 116, 241: 255 red, 116 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF74F1?: The complementary color is #74FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF74F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.