What color is #FF9BFF?

#FF9BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9BFF?

The RGB value is 255, 155, 255: 255 red, 155 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9BFF?

The complementary color is #9BFF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9BFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9BFF color

#FF9BFF rgb(255, 155, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF9BFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.8% green and 100% blue (255, 155, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkalicious (#FF99FF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#FF9BFF color codes

HEX	`#FF9BFF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 155, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, 51.81, -34.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 62.09, 326.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.01, 51.926, 100.871)`
Decimal	`16751615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9BFF, 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 #FF9BFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9BFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #FF9BFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9bff; }
.text { color: #ff9bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9bff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 155 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9bff, #ff9bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FF9BFF?: #FF9BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9BFF?: The RGB value is 255, 155, 255: 255 red, 155 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9BFF?: The complementary color is #9BFF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9BFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.