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Recognised as Colour

#F42BDD

  • #F42BDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#F42BDD is a magenta with RGB values 244, 43, 221 and HSL 307°, 90%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#F42BDD#F42BDD
HEX#F42BDD
RGBrgb(244, 43, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.1686, 0.8667
RGB percentages95.7%, 16.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(306.9, 90.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 82.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 9.4%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,002,013
CSS custom property--colour: #F42BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#0BD422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#217AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7896D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3Dark violet · ΔE 33Violet · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BF442
Analogous#A72BF4, #F42B78
Triadic#DDF42B, #2BDDF4
Split complementary#79F42B, #2BF4A7
Tetradic#F4A62B, #2BF442, #2B78F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEDFC
Lighter +30%#FCBCF4
Lighter +20%#F98CED
Lighter +10%#F75BE5
Darker −10%#E00CC8
Darker −20%#B0099D
Darker −30%#7F0772
Darker −40%#4F0446
More saturated +25%#FF20E5
Less saturated −25%#D847C8

Channel breakdown

R244
G43
B221
Red244 (95.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue306.87°
Saturation (HSL)90.13%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 2B · B DD

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