Colour
#F22CAE
- #F22CAE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#F22CAE is a magenta with RGB values 242, 44, 174 and HSL 321°, 88%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#F22CAE#F22CAE
HEX#F22CAE
RGBrgb(242, 44, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.1725, 0.6824
RGB percentages94.9%, 17.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(320.6, 88.4%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 81.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 28.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,871,150
CSS custom property--colour: #F22CAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#0DD351
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CF270
Analogous#D32CF2, #F22C4B
Triadic#AEF22C, #2CAEF2
Split complementary#4BF22C, #2CF2D3
Tetradic#F2D32C, #2CF270, #2C4BF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G44
B174
Red242 (94.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue320.61°
Saturation (HSL)88.39%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 2C · B AE
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