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#FF9FED Color

#FF9FED is rgb(255, 159, 237) in RGB, hsl(311, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 7%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF9FED
HEX#FF9FED
RGBrgb(255, 159, 237)
HSLhsl(311, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(311, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.149 334)
LABlab(77.42% 44.70 -23.86)
LCHlch(77.42% 50.67 331.91)

What #FF9FED 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 #FF9FED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 5.49Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 5.75Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.48Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 12.9Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 14.55Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 14.78

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

#FF9FED Channel Values

How #FF9FED 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 159 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF9FED 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 text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF9FED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF9FED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF9FED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF9FED
Complementary
#9EFFB0
Analogous
#E09EFF
Analogous
#FF9EBD
Triadic
#EDFF9E
Triadic
#9EEDFF
Split comp.
#BDFF9E
Split comp.
#9EFFE0

Tints & Shades of #FF9FED

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

#FFA8EF
#FFB8F2
#FFC2F4
#FFD1F7
#FFDBF8
#FFEBFB

Shades

#FF66E3
#FF2ED9
#F500C8
#BD009A
#85006C
#4D003E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF9FED.

How #FF9FED 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#FF9FED
Protanopia#B4B4ED
Protanomaly#D6ACED
Deuteranopia#C6C6EB
Deuteranomaly#DFB7EC
Tritanopia#F8ABAB
Tritanomaly#FBA7C9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF9FED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff9fed: #FF9FED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF9FED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff9fed': '#FF9FED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.624, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ff9fed">#FF9FED</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF9FED"

More Pink Colors

#FF9FED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FF9FED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF9FED?

#FF9FED is a lightest pink — rgb(255, 159, 237) in RGB and hsl(311, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #FF9FED?

#FF9FED is rgb(255, 159, 237) — red 255, green 159, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF9FED?

#FF9FED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF9FED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF9FED scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF9FED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF9FED 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 14.78, which is visibly different.

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