Colour
#F538AF
- #F538AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#F538AF is a magenta with RGB values 245, 56, 175 and HSL 322°, 90%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#F538AF#F538AF
HEX#F538AF
RGBrgb(245, 56, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.2196, 0.6863
RGB percentages96.1%, 22%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(322.2, 90.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 77.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 28.6%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,070,831
CSS custom property--colour: #F538AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#0AC750
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38F57E
Analogous#DC38F5, #F53851
Triadic#AFF538, #38AFF5
Split complementary#50F538, #38F5DC
Tetradic#F5DD38, #38F57E, #3851F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R245
G56
B175
Red245 (96.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue322.22°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F5 · G 38 · B AF
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