Pale Magenta-pink (#FF99CC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.97:1 — vs black: 10.68:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF99CC
  • RGB rgb(255, 153, 204)
  • HSL hsl(330, 40%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 40, 20, 0 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF99CC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
#99FFCC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
#FF99FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
#CCFF99
#99CCFF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
#99FF99
#99FFFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
Canary
#FFFF99
#99FFCC
#9999FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Magenta-pink
#FF99CC Base
#FF0080
#FF4DA6
#FF70B8
#FFC2E0
#FFE6F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Magenta-pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A000D
#660033
#B30059
#FF0080
#FF4DA6
Pale Magenta-pink #FF99CC Base
#FFA8D4
#FFB8DB
#FFC7E3
#FFD6EB
#FFE6F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF99CC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF99CC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF99CC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF99CC;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF99CC,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF99CC,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pale-magenta-pink: #FF99CC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-magenta-pink-r: 255;
$pale-magenta-pink-g: 153;
$pale-magenta-pink-b: 204;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-magenta-pink;
    color: rgba($pale-magenta-pink-r, $pale-magenta-pink-g, $pale-magenta-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Magenta-pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF99CC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BEBECA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A8A8CC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FBA1A1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B9B9B9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Magenta-pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Magenta-pink #FF99CC Base
Pastel Magenta #F49AC2 ΔE 2.62
Carnation Pink #FFA6C9 ΔE 4.06
Amaranth Pink #F19CBB ΔE 4.67
Kobi #E79FC4 ΔE 4.74

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.