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#FF66ED Color

#FF66ED is rgb(255, 102, 237) in RGB, hsl(307, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 7%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF66ED
HEX#FF66ED
RGBrgb(255, 102, 237)
HSLhsl(307, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(307, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.237 332.6)
LABlab(67.21% 70.19 -39.49)
LCHlch(67.21% 80.53 330.64)

What #FF66ED 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 #FF66ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 7.14Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.31Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.61Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 15.45Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 15.88Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 16.24

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

#FF66ED Channel Values

How #FF66ED 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 255 · G 102 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF66ED 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF66ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF66ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF66ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF66ED
Complementary
#66FF78
Analogous
#C466FF
Analogous
#FF66A1
Triadic
#EDFF66
Triadic
#66EDFF
Split comp.
#A1FF66
Split comp.
#66FFC4

Tints & Shades of #FF66ED

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

#FF7AF0
#FF8FF2
#FFA3F4
#FFB8F7
#FFCCF9
#FFE0FB

Shades

#FF38E8
#FF05E2
#D600BD
#A30090
#750068
#42003B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF66ED.

How #FF66ED 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#FF66ED
Protanopia#9090ED
Protanomaly#C782ED
Deuteranopia#ADADEA
Deuteranomaly#D396EB
Tritanopia#F58282
Tritanomaly#F978B7
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF66ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff66ed: #FF66ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF66ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff66ed': '#FF66ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.400, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ff66ed">#FF66ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF66ED"

More Pink Colors

#FF66ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FF66ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF66ED?

#FF66ED is a light pink — rgb(255, 102, 237) in RGB and hsl(307, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #FF66ED?

#FF66ED is rgb(255, 102, 237) — red 255, green 102, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF66ED?

#FF66ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF66ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF66ED scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF66ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF66ED 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 17.32, 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.