Palettes / Colors / #FF9FEE
#FF9FEE — Light Vivid Pink
#FF9FEE 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 #FF9FEE 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.
#FF9FEE 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 #9EFFB0; it also sits naturally between #E09EFF and #FF9EBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF9FEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 159, 238 |
| HSL | 311°, 100%, 81% |
| HSV | 311°, 38%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 38%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.07, 52.23, 87.33 |
| Yxy | 52.23, 0.3311, 0.2503 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.42, 46.86, -24.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.27, 48.75, -25.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 62% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF9FEE
.text { color: #FF9FEE; }
.background { background-color: #FF9FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 159, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 159, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 159, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF9FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9FEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9EFFB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FF9FEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF9FEE
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 #FF9FEE: ·
How #FF9FEE 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 #FF9FEE 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 #FF9FEE?
#FF9FEE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 159, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9FEE?
#FF9FEE is RGB 255, 159, 238 — HSL 311°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF9FEE?
Its complement is #9EFFB0; analogous partners are #E09EFF and #FF9EBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF9FEE for text?
Black text on #FF9FEE has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.