Palettes / Colors / #FF9EFF
#FF9EFF — Light Vivid Pink
#FF9EFF is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FF9EFF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FF9EFF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #9EFF9E; it also sits naturally between #CF9EFF and #FF9ECF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF9EFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 158, 255 |
| HSL | 300°, 100%, 81% |
| HSV | 300°, 38%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 38%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.52, 52.93, 101.06 |
| Yxy | 52.93, 0.3171, 0.2347 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.84, 50.31, -33.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.76, 52.85, -36.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 62% · Blue 100%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF9EFF
.text { color: #FF9EFF; }
.background { background-color: #FF9EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 158, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 158, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 158, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF9EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9EFF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FF9EFF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9EFF9E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FF9EFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF9EFF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FF9EFF: ·
How #FF9EFF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF9EFF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FF9EFF?
#FF9EFF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 158, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9EFF?
#FF9EFF is RGB 255, 158, 255 — HSL 300°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF9EFF?
Its complement is #9EFF9E; analogous partners are #CF9EFF and #FF9ECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF9EFF for text?
Black text on #FF9EFF has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.