#FF66FF Color

#FF66FF is rgb(255, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF66FF

HEX#FF66FF

RGBrgb(255, 102, 255)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(300, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.251 327.7)

LABlab(67.90% 72.29 -48.30)

LCHlch(67.90% 86.94 326.25)

What #FF66FF 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 #FF66FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 4.37 Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.83 Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 14.53 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.84 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.8 Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 20.9

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

#FF66FF Channel Values

How #FF66FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 102 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.44:1 vs white · 8.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF66FF 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF66FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF66FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FF66FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF66FF.

How #FF66FF 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#FF66FF

Protanopia#9090FF

Protanomaly#C782FF

Deuteranopia#ADADFC

Deuteranomaly#D396FD

Tritanopia#F28787

Tritanomaly#F77BC3

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF66FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff66ff: #FF66FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF66FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff66ff': '#FF66FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.400, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_ff66ff">#FF66FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF66FF"

More Pink Colors

#FF66FF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff69b4 ff66cc ff6bff ff6699 ff6fff ff61ff ff70b8 ff5cff ff75bf ff57ff ff80bf ff57b0 ffcce6 3f093f 660066 861043 997a8d b39eb5 cc006d d8bfd8 e495af eebeed f64a8a fda5d5

#FF66FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF66FF?

#FF66FF is a light pink — rgb(255, 102, 255) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #FF66FF?

#FF66FF is rgb(255, 102, 255) — red 255, green 102, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF66FF?

#FF66FF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF66FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF66FF scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF66FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF66FF 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 22.41, which is visibly different.

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