Recognised as Colour
#F9B9ED
- #F9B9ED
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#F9B9ED is a magenta with RGB values 249, 185, 237 and HSL 311°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#F9B9ED#F9B9ED
HEX#F9B9ED
RGBrgb(249, 185, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7255, 0.9294
RGB percentages97.6%, 72.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(311.3, 84.2%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 25.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 4.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,366,061
CSS custom property--colour: #F9B9ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#064612
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9F9C5
Analogous#E5B9F9, #F9B9CD
Triadic#EDF9B9, #B9EDF9
Split complementary#CDF9B9, #B9F9E5
Tetradic#F9E5B9, #B9F9C5, #B9CDF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G185
B237
Red249 (97.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue311.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G B9 · B ED
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