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Recognised as Colour

#F438E5

  • #F438E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#F438E5 is a magenta with RGB values 244, 56, 229 and HSL 305°, 90%, 59%. 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

#F438E5#F438E5
HEX#F438E5
RGBrgb(244, 56, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.2196, 0.898
RGB percentages95.7%, 22%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(304.8, 89.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 77%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 77%, 6.1%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,005,349
CSS custom property--colour: #F438E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#0BC71A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#257FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7899E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FE518Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 18.7Magenta · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7Dark violet · ΔE 31.7Violet · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38F447
Analogous#A538F4, #F43887
Triadic#E5F438, #38E5F4
Split complementary#87F438, #38F4A5
Tetradic#F4A538, #38F447, #3887F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF9FE
Lighter +30%#FCC9F8
Lighter +20%#F999F2
Lighter +10%#F768EB
Darker −10%#EC0DDA
Darker −20%#BC0AAD
Darker −30%#8B0881
Darker −40%#5B0554
More saturated +25%#FF2DEE
Less saturated −25%#DA52CF

Channel breakdown

R244
G56
B229
Red244 (95.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue304.79°
Saturation (HSL)89.52%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 38 · B E5

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