Recognised as Colour
#F248E4
- #F248E4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#F248E4 is a magenta with RGB values 242, 72, 228 and HSL 305°, 87%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#F248E4#F248E4
HEX#F248E4
RGBrgb(242, 72, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.2824, 0.8941
RGB percentages94.9%, 28.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(304.9, 86.7%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.9, 70.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 70.2%, 5.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,878,372
CSS custom property--colour: #F248E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#0DB71B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48F256
Analogous#AB48F2, #F2488F
Triadic#E4F248, #48E4F2
Split complementary#8FF248, #48F2AB
Tetradic#F2AB48, #48F256, #488FF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G72
B228
Red242 (94.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue304.94°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 48 · B E4
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