Recognised as Colour
#F259DA
- #F259DA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#F259DA is a magenta with RGB values 242, 89, 218 and HSL 309°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#F259DA#F259DA
HEX#F259DA
RGBrgb(242, 89, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.349, 0.8549
RGB percentages94.9%, 34.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(309.4, 85.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 63.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 63.2%, 9.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,882,714
CSS custom property--colour: #F259DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#0DA625
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59F271
Analogous#BE59F2, #F2598D
Triadic#DAF259, #59DAF2
Split complementary#8DF259, #59F2BE
Tetradic#F2BE59, #59F271, #598DF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G89
B218
Red242 (94.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue309.41°
Saturation (HSL)85.47%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 59 · B DA
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