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#FE9FED Color

#FE9FED is rgb(254, 159, 237) in RGB, hsl(311, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE9FED
HEX#FE9FED
RGBrgb(254, 159, 237)
HSLhsl(311, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(311, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.148 333.6)
LABlab(77.30% 44.37 -24.05)
LCHlch(77.30% 50.47 331.54)

What #FE9FED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FE9FED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 5.39Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 5.46Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.14Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 13.02Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 14.35Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 14.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FE9FED Channel Values

How #FE9FED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 254 · G 159 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE9FED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE9FED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE9FED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE9FED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE9FED
Complementary
#9FFEB0
Analogous
#E09FFE
Analogous
#FE9FBD
Triadic
#EDFE9F
Triadic
#9FEDFE
Split comp.
#BDFE9F
Split comp.
#9FFEE0

Tints & Shades of #FE9FED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FEA9EF
#FEB8F1
#FEC2F3
#FFD2F6
#FFDCF8
#FFEBFB

Shades

#FD68E2
#FD30D7
#F202C6
#BB0299
#83016B
#4C013E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE9FED.

How #FE9FED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FE9FED
Protanopia#B4B4ED
Protanomaly#D6ACED
Deuteranopia#C5C5EB
Deuteranomaly#DEB7EC
Tritanopia#F7ABAB
Tritanomaly#FAA7C9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE9FED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fe9fed: #FE9FED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE9FED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe9fed': '#FE9FED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.624, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_fe9fed">#FE9FED</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE9FED"

More Pink Colors

#FE9FED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FE9FED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE9FED?

#FE9FED is a lightest pink — rgb(254, 159, 237) in RGB and hsl(311, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #FE9FED?

#FE9FED is rgb(254, 159, 237) — red 254, green 159, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE9FED?

#FE9FED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE9FED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE9FED scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE9FED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE9FED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.46, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.