#FF97EF colour

#FF97EF is a light pink close to CSS violet. RGB 255, 151, 239, HSL 309, 100%, 80%. Black text passes AAA (10.93:1), white fails (1.92:1).

#FF97EF

Nearest CSS name: violet #ee82ee (not an exact match)
Described as: a light pink
Red, green, blue: 255, 151, 239
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.4963 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ff97ef`
RGB	`rgb(255, 151, 239)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 59.2% 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309.2, 100%, 79.6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309.2, 40.8%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(309.2 59.2% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 6%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(75.86% 48.8 -27.3)`
OKLCH	`oklch(81.23% 0.1638 332.8)`
Decimal	`16750575`

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, 1.92:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 10.93:1The 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	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FF97EF (10.93:1). 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%#ffa0f0 18%#ffaaf2 27%#ffb3f3 36%#ffbdf5 45%#ffc6f6 55%#ffd0f8 64%#ffd9f9 73%#ffe3fb 82%#ffecfc 91%#fff6fe

9%#e889d9 18%#d17cc4 27%#b96eae 36%#a26098 45%#8b5282 55%#74456d 64%#5d3757 73%#462941 82%#2e1b2b 91%#170e16

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary

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

#ff97ef #97ffa7

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#db97ff #ff97ef #ff97bb

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ff97ef #efff97 #97efff

Split complementary

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

#ff97ef #bbff97 #97ffdb

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ff97ef #ffdb97 #97ffa7 #97bbff

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ff97ef Protanopia#95b2f2 Deuteranopia#b0c0ec Tritanopia#ff9db8 Achromatopsia#bbbbbb

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: #ff97ef;`
Background	`background-color: #ff97ef;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ff97ef;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 151 239 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ff97ef;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff97ef, #995b8f);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffc1f5, #ff97ef);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ff97ef; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

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

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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.