Recognised as Colour
#F255CA
- #F255CA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#F255CA is a magenta with RGB values 242, 85, 202 and HSL 315°, 86%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#F255CA#F255CA
HEX#F255CA
RGBrgb(242, 85, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.3333, 0.7922
RGB percentages94.9%, 33.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(315.3, 85.8%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 64.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 16.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,881,674
CSS custom property--colour: #F255CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#0DAA35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55F27D
Analogous#CC55F2, #F2557B
Triadic#CAF255, #55CAF2
Split complementary#7CF255, #55F2CC
Tetradic#F2CB55, #55F27D, #557BF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G85
B202
Red242 (94.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue315.29°
Saturation (HSL)85.79%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 55 · B CA
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F255Ca (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 4,884.568 g/mol
- 256 atoms
F255Ca has a molar mass of 4,884.568 g/mol, made up of 256 atoms across 2 elements: 255 × F, 1 × Ca.
Molar mass
Molar mass4,884.568 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule256
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule8.111016 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram1.2328912 × 10^20
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
F99.2%
Ca0.8%
Fluorine (F × 255)4,844.49 g/mol, 99.179%
Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.821%
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