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Recognised as Colour

#F879FD

  • #F879FD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#F879FD is a magenta with RGB values 248, 121, 253 and HSL 298°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#F879FD#F879FD
HEX#F879FD
RGBrgb(248, 121, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.4745, 0.9922
RGB percentages97.3%, 47.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(297.7, 97.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 52.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK2%, 52.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,284,157
CSS custom property--colour: #F879FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#078602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FE89B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.3Orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 33.3Hot pink · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EFD79
Analogous#B679FD, #FD79C0
Triadic#FDF879, #79FDF8
Split complementary#C0FD79, #79FDB6
Tetradic#FDB679, #7EFD79, #79C0FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDDEFF
Lighter +10%#FBABFE
Darker −10%#F547FC
Darker −20%#F315FC
Darker −30%#D203DA
Darker −40%#A102A8
More saturated +25%#FA77FF
Less saturated −25%#E88AEC

Channel breakdown

R248
G121
B253
Red248 (97.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue297.73°
Saturation (HSL)97.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F8 · G 79 · B FD

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