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Recognised as Colour

#E042FC

  • #E042FC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E042FC is a magenta with RGB values 224, 66, 252 and HSL 291°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E042FC#E042FC
HEX#E042FC
RGBrgb(224, 66, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2588, 0.9882
RGB percentages87.8%, 25.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(291, 96.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 73.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK11.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,697,212
CSS custom property--colour: #E042FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#1FBD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5993F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E2679Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 16.3Magenta · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EFC42
Analogous#8342FC, #FC42BB
Triadic#FCE042, #42FCE0
Split complementary#BBFC42, #42FC83
Tetradic#FC8342, #5EFC42, #42BBFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D9FE
Lighter +20%#F0A6FE
Lighter +10%#E874FD
Darker −10%#D810FB
Darker −20%#B503D5
Darker −30%#8A03A2
Darker −40%#600270
More saturated +25%#E23FFF
Less saturated −25%#CF5AE4

Channel breakdown

R224
G66
B252
Red224 (87.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue290.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G 42 · B FC

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