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Recognised as Colour

#F09CE6

  • #F09CE6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#F09CE6 is a magenta with RGB values 240, 156, 230 and HSL 307°, 74%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F09CE6#F09CE6
HEX#F09CE6
RGBrgb(240, 156, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6118, 0.902
RGB percentages94.1%, 61.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(307.1, 73.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 35%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 4.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,768,806
CSS custom property--colour: #F09CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#0F6319

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#99B1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBCE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#F7A1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9CF0A6
Analogous#D09CF0, #F09CBC
Triadic#E6F09C, #9CE6F0
Split complementary#BCF09C, #9CF0D0
Tetradic#F0D09C, #9CF0A6, #9CBCF0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF5FC
Lighter +10%#F7C8F1
Darker −10%#E970DB
Darker −20%#E343D0
Darker −30%#D320BE
Darker −40%#A71996
More saturated +25%#FE8EF1
Less saturated −25%#E2AADB

Channel breakdown

R240
G156
B230
Red240 (94.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue307.14°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 9C · B E6

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