Recognised as Colour
#F02AAD
- #F02AAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#F02AAD is a magenta with RGB values 240, 42, 173 and HSL 320°, 87%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#F02AAD#F02AAD
HEX#F02AAD
RGBrgb(240, 42, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.1647, 0.6784
RGB percentages94.1%, 16.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(320.3, 86.8%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 82.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 82.5%, 27.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,739,565
CSS custom property--colour: #F02AAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#0FD552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AF06D
Analogous#D02AF0, #F02A4A
Triadic#ADF02A, #2AADF0
Split complementary#4AF02A, #2AF0D0
Tetradic#F0D02A, #2AF06D, #2A4AF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G42
B173
Red240 (94.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue320.3°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 2A · B AD
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