Barbara Color

#ff0ff3

Barbara is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #00f00c
Complementary Color #0ffe1b
Color Shade: mid magenta (303° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.94% (better contrasting with white)
Barbara Color Sample
Barbara Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff0ff3

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Barbara Color. The Mademoiselle Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ferocious Flamingo (#ee00cc) for more calm effect. Try Flamingo Fury as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0ffe1b is the best complementary color to Barbara. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff0ff3 complementary color is Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Magenta / Fuchsia are #920ffe and #fe0f7a. Thus found on the left and right of #ff0ff3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Electric Violet and Rose colors as they work well with Barbara.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barbara palette consists of #0ffe93 and #7afe0f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0ffe1b). Try Spring Green and Chartreuse colors in combination with #ff0ff3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ff0ff3 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barbara. Thus Cyan / Aqua and Yellow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barbara contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green, West Side, and Azure Radiance split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff0ff3 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barbara tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#0ffe1b) and two others. The Yellow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue – 120° from the complementary Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f2fe0f and #1a0ffe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff0ff3 is made of 50% red, 3% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Barbara has a hue angle of 303°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff0ff3 is made of 0% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff0ff3
RGB Decimal rgb(255,15,243)
RGB Percentage 50%, 3%, 47%
CMYK 0, 94.12, 4.71, 0
HSL hsl(303,100%,52.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(303,94.12%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.9544,95.7034,-54.7581)
XYZ xyz(57.5885,28.0727,87.1773)
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