Colour

#F42DF4

#F42DF4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#F42DF4 is a magenta with RGB values 244, 45, 244 and HSL 300°, 90%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#F42DF4

RGBrgb(244, 45, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.1765, 0.9569

RGB percentages95.7%, 17.6%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(300, 90%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 81.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.6%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,002,548

CSS custom property--colour: #F42DF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#0BD20B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C98EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FC5394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 9.7 Magenta · ΔE 9.7 Dark violet · ΔE 28.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8 Blue violet · ΔE 32.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2DF42D

Analogous#912DF4, #F42D91

Triadic#F4F42D, #2DF4F4

Split complementary#91F42D, #2DF491

Tetradic#F4912D, #2DF42D, #2D91F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEEFFE

Lighter +30%#FCBEFC

Lighter +20%#F98EF9

Lighter +10%#F75DF7

Darker −10%#E20CE2

Darker −20%#B209B2

Darker −30%#810781

Darker −40%#510451

More saturated +25%#FF22FF

Less saturated −25%#D849D8

Channel breakdown

R244

G45

B244

Red244 (95.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)90.05%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR F4 · G 2D · B F4

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Colour values

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