What color is #FFA6FF?

#FFA6FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA6FF?

The RGB value is 255, 166, 255: 255 red, 166 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA6FF?

The complementary color is #A6FFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA6FF color

#FFA6FF rgb(255, 166, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFA6FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.1% green and 100% blue (255, 166, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Jigglypuff (#FFAAFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#FFA6FF color codes

HEX	`#FFA6FF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 166, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, 46.21, -30.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 55.52, 326.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.925, 55.755, 101.509)`
Decimal	`16754431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA6FF, 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 #FFA6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #FFA6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa6ff; }
.text { color: #ffa6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 166 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa6ff, #ffa6d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FFA6FF?: #FFA6FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jigglypuff. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA6FF?: The RGB value is 255, 166, 255: 255 red, 166 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA6FF?: The complementary color is #A6FFA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.