#FF3399 colour

#FF3399 is a vivid pink close to CSS deeppink: RGB 255, 51, 153, HSL 330, 100%, 60%. Black text passes AA (6.19:1). Tints, shades and colour harmonies.

#FF3399

Nearest CSS name: deeppink #ff1493 (not an exact match)
Described as: a vivid pink
Red, green, blue: 255, 51, 153
Web safe: Yes, one of the 216 web-safe colours
Luminance: 0.2593 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ff3399`
HEX (short)	`#f39`
RGB	`rgb(255, 51, 153)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 20% 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 80%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(330 20% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 40%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(58.56% 78.81 -4.81)`
OKLCH	`oklch(67.02% 0.2462 356.4)`
Decimal	`16724889`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 3.40:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 6.19:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	3.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	6.19:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FF3399 (6.19:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ff46a2 18%#ff58ac 27%#ff6bb5 36%#ff7dbe 45%#ff90c7 55%#ffa2d1 64%#ffb5da 73%#ffc7e3 82%#ffdaec 91%#ffecf6

9%#e82e8b 18%#d12a7d 27%#b9256f 36%#a22061 45%#8b1c53 55%#741746 64%#5d1338 73%#460e2a 82%#2e091c 91%#17050e

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ff3399 #33ff99

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#ff33ff #ff3399 #ff3333

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ff3399 #99ff33 #3399ff

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ff3399 #33ff33 #33ffff

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ff3399 #ffff33 #33ff99 #3333ff

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ff3399 Protanopia#62739b Deuteranopia#9a9994 Tritanopia#ff0063 Achromatopsia#8b8b8b

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ff3399;`
Background	`background-color: #ff3399;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ff3399;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 51 153 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ff3399;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff3399, #991f5c);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ff85c2, #ff3399);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ff3399; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #FF3399 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.