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#FF6BFF Color

#FF6BFF is rgb(255, 107, 255) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF6BFF
HEX#FF6BFF
RGBrgb(255, 107, 255)
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(300, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.244 327.6)
LABlab(68.64% 70.34 -47.13)
LCHlch(68.64% 84.67 326.17)

What #FF6BFF 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 #FF6BFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 1.98Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 5.45Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.55Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 14.48Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.44Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 19.67

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

#FF6BFF Channel Values

How #FF6BFF 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 107 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF6BFF 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF6BFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF6BFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF6BFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF6BFF
Complementary
#6BFF6B
Analogous
#B56BFF
Analogous
#FF6BB5
Triadic
#FFFF6B
Triadic
#6BFFFF
Split comp.
#B5FF6B
Split comp.
#6BFFB5

Tints & Shades of #FF6BFF

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

#FF80FF
#FF94FF
#FFA8FF
#FFB8FF
#FFCCFF
#FFE0FF

Shades

#FF38FF
#FF0AFF
#D600D6
#A800A8
#750075
#470047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF6BFF.

How #FF6BFF 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#FF6BFF
Protanopia#9393FF
Protanomaly#C885FF
Deuteranopia#AFAFFC
Deuteranomaly#D498FD
Tritanopia#F28A8A
Tritanomaly#F87FC4
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF6BFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff6bff: #FF6BFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF6BFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff6bff': '#FF6BFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.420, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ff6bff">#FF6BFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF6BFF"

More Pink Colors

#FF6BFF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff6fffff69b4ff70b8ff66ffff75bfff66ccff80bfff6699ff85ffff61ffff8affff5cffffcff145072f66033c8726579e299ab53389cc00ccda1d81e60076efbbccf6acdbfdf2f8

#FF6BFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF6BFF?

#FF6BFF is a light pink — rgb(255, 107, 255) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #FF6BFF?

#FF6BFF is rgb(255, 107, 255) — red 255, green 107, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF6BFF?

#FF6BFF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF6BFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF6BFF scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF6BFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF6BFF 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 20.09, 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.