Colour
#FF99FF
- #FF99FF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Violet
#FF99FF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 153, 255 and HSL 300°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FF99FF#FF99FF
HEX#FF99FF
HEX (short)#F9F
RGBrgb(255, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,103
CSS custom property--colour: #FF99FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#006600
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99FF99
Analogous#CC99FF, #FF99CC
Triadic#FFFF99, #99FFFF
Split complementary#CCFF99, #99FFCC
Tetradic#FFCC99, #99FF99, #99CCFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G153
B255
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B FF
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