What color is #FF99FF?

#FF99FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF99FF?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 255: 255 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF99FF?

The complementary color is #99FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF99FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF99FF color

#FF99FF rgb(255, 153, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF99FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 100% blue (255, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Pinkalicious.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#FF99FF color codes

HEX	`#FF99FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 52.82, -34.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 63.27, 326.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.68, 51.266, 100.761)`
Decimal	`16751103`
Short hex	`#F9F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF99FF, 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 #FF99FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF99FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #FF99FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff99ff; }
.text { color: #ff99ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff99ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff99ff, #ff99cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FF99FF?: #FF99FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF99FF?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 255: 255 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF99FF?: The complementary color is #99FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF99FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.