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#ff64fd

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Violet

RGB
255, 100, 253
HSL
301°, 100%, 70%
CMYK
0, 61, 1, 0
Luminance
0.3747

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff64fd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff64fd
Hue
301°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3747
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.49:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue301° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ff64fd
RGBrgb(255, 100, 253)
HSLhsl(301, 100%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 1%, 0%)
LABlab(67.6 76.7 -48.1)
LCHlch(67.6 90.5 327.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.753 0.252 328.2)
Decimal16737533
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.392 0.992)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff64fd;
background-color: #ff64fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff64fd] bg-[#ff64fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff64fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.392, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff64fd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF64FD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(253, 100, 255)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ff64fd · 8.49:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ff64fd as text scores 2.47:1 on white and 8.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff64fd on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff64fd on black: 8.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5298FF
deuteranopia · #8AACF9
tritanopia · #FF77A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff64fd is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1FD
#FCE3FC
#FCC0FB
#FF8FFE
#ff64fd
#FF1FFC
#F500F2
#CC00C9
#A300A1
#760574
#490349
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FEF1FDDarkest = 950 · #490349
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1FD;
  --brand-100: #FCE3FC;
  --brand-200: #FCC0FB;
  --brand-300: #FF8FFE;
  --brand-400: #ff64fd;
  --brand-500: #FF1FFC;
  --brand-600: #F500F2;
  --brand-700: #CC00C9;
  --brand-800: #A300A1;
  --brand-900: #760574;
  --brand-950: #490349;
  --brand: #ff64fd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff64fd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0EC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B9A
Captions on the surface
Accent#31CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#80007E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ff64fd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#64FF66
Analogous left#B464FF
Analogous right#FF64AF
Split-complement 1#AFFF64
Split-complement 2#64FFB4
Triadic 1#FDFF64
Triadic 2#64FDFF
Tetradic#FFB464

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green39.2%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta60.8%
Yellow0.8%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff64fd text on a black background

contrast 8.49:1

Card sample

#ff64fd text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff64fd;
Background color
Panel with #ff64fd background
background-color: #ff64fd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff64fd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 100, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 100, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff64fd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff64fd, #FF6496);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff64fd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ff64fd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ff64fd, answered

What color is #ff64fd?

#ff64fd is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 301° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ff64fd?

rgb(255, 100, 253) — 255 red, 100 green and 253 blue out of 255, or 100% / 39.2% / 99.2% by channel.

Is #ff64fd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3747 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 8.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff64fd?

Black. It scores 8.49:1 against #ff64fd, versus 2.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff64fd?

#64FF66 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AFFF64 and #64FFB4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff64fd?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0EC for borders, #9B4B9A for secondary text, #31CC00 as an accent and #80007E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B464FF and #FF64AF stays calm, while #64FF66 is the loudest partner.

What is #ff64fd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 61%, 1%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ff64fd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF64C4; nudged cooler, #C864FF.

Work with #ff64fd in the Color Lab