#FF2E9A
#00E0FF
#FF6B4A
#1A0E2E
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Vice Neon Color Palette

#FF2E9A · #00E0FF · #FF6B4A · #1A0E2E

AA
WCAG Grade
5.3:1
Contrast Ratio
979
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Use #FF2E9A as the background. Use #00E0FF as the primary accent. Use #FF6B4A as secondary. Use #1A0E2E as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Vice Neon — neon, night, sunset, candy.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Vice Neon color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 25.5%
255, 46, 154 0%, 82%, 40%, 0% 329°, 100%, 59%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 60.5%
0, 224, 255 100%, 12%, 0%, 0% 187°, 100%, 50%
Secondary
Luminance: 32.3%
255, 107, 74 0%, 58%, 71%, 0% 11°, 100%, 65%
Body Text
Luminance: 0.7%
26, 14, 46 43%, 70%, 0%, 82% 263°, 53%, 12%

Vice Neon Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Vice Neon palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#FF2E9A saturated magenta
#00E0FF saturated teal
#FF6B4A saturated red
#1A0E2E gently saturated violet

Vice Neon Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#1A0E2E on #00E0FF
Aa Sample Text
11.43:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#00E0FF on #1A0E2E
Aa Sample Text
11.43:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1A0E2E on #FF6B4A
Aa Sample Text
6.50:1 AA Body text, UI
#FF6B4A on #1A0E2E
Aa Sample Text
6.50:1 AA Body text, UI
#1A0E2E on #FF2E9A
Aa Sample Text
5.33:1 AA Body text, UI
#FF2E9A on #1A0E2E
Aa Sample Text
5.33:1 AA Body text, UI
#00E0FF on #FF2E9A
Aa Sample Text
2.15:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF2E9A on #00E0FF
Aa Sample Text
2.15:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF6B4A on #00E0FF
Aa Sample Text
1.76:1 Fail Decorative use only
#00E0FF on #FF6B4A
Aa Sample Text
1.76:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF6B4A on #FF2E9A
Aa Sample Text
1.22:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF2E9A on #FF6B4A
Aa Sample Text
1.22:1 Fail Decorative use only

Vice Neon Color Psychology & Meaning

Miami Vice neon pairs hot pink with cyan and sunset coral, a combination that has been shorthand for the 1980s ever since, and this palette is vice pink with sunset coral. It feels stylish and synthetic, the color of a pastel sky over a neon street.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Vice Neon palette is built using a triadic relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A triadic palette is often preferred by professional designers because it balances visual interest with cohesion.

History & Design Context

Miami Vice's art direction in the mid-1980s deliberately used pastel pinks and blues with neon accents, and the look spread from television into fashion, product design and graphic design within a few years.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the vice pink for hero surfaces, flamingo cyan for interactive elements, sunset coral for accents, and miami night for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Fintech and crypto products, developer tools, hackathon branding.

Colors That Pair Well With Vice Neon

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

red

directly opposite #00E0FF on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

blue

30° beside #00E0FF — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Vice Neon Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #00E0FF for small UI elements on #FF2E9A — at 2.1:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #1A0E2E — 5.3:1 against #FF2E9A passes WCAG AA (AA) for long-form reading.
  • Don't use #FF6B4A behind body text — this light tone works better for surfaces, badges and dividers than for reading areas.

How to Implement the Vice Neon Color Scheme

To use this Vice Neon color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #FF2E9A for the main background and #00E0FF for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #1A0E2E and #FF2E9A is 5.33:1 (AA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Vice Neon Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Vice Neon color palette?

The Vice Neon palette contains #FF2E9A, #00E0FF, #FF6B4A, #1A0E2E. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Vice Neon color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #1A0E2E on #00E0FF reaches 11.4:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Vice Neon palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #FF1E00, #0D65F2, #1A0F15 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Vice Neon palette create?

Vice Neon reads as neon, night, sunset. Saturated teal drives the personality, grounded by saturated magenta — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Vice Neon color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Vice Neon palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Vice Neon palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Vice Neon's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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