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Recognised as Colour

#F09CC9

  • #F09CC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#F09CC9 is a magenta with RGB values 240, 156, 201 and HSL 328°, 74%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F09CC9#F09CC9
HEX#F09CC9
RGBrgb(240, 156, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6118, 0.7882
RGB percentages94.1%, 61.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(327.9, 73.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 35%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 16.3%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,768,777
CSS custom property--colour: #F09CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#0F6336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Light pink · ΔE 19.3Pink · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 25.1Hot pink · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CF0C3
Analogous#ED9CF0, #F09C9F
Triadic#C9F09C, #9CC9F0
Split complementary#9FF09C, #9CF0ED
Tetradic#F0ED9C, #9CF0C3, #9C9FF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF5F9
Lighter +10%#F7C8E1
Darker −10%#E970B1
Darker −20%#E34399
Darker −30%#D32080
Darker −40%#A71965
More saturated +25%#FE8ECA
Less saturated −25%#E2AAC8

Channel breakdown

R240
G156
B201
Red240 (94.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue327.86°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 9C · B C9

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