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Recognised as Colour

#FA42B2

  • #FA42B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FA42B2 is a magenta with RGB values 250, 66, 178 and HSL 323°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FA42B2#FA42B2
HEX#FA42B2
RGBrgb(250, 66, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2588, 0.698
RGB percentages98%, 25.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(323.5, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 28.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,401,074
CSS custom property--colour: #FA42B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#05BD4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#949BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 15.4Medium violet red · ΔE 16.3Hot pink · ΔE 16.4Orchid · ΔE 27.1Violet · ΔE 29.4Medium orchid · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42FA8A
Analogous#E642FA, #FA4256
Triadic#B2FA42, #42B2FA
Split complementary#56FA42, #42FAE6
Tetradic#FAE642, #42FA8A, #4256FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FED7EF
Lighter +20%#FDA5DA
Lighter +10%#FB74C6
Darker −10%#F9109E
Darker −20%#D00681
Darker −30%#9F0462
Darker −40%#6D0344
More saturated +25%#FF3DB3
Less saturated −25%#E25AAD

Channel breakdown

R250
G66
B178
Red250 (98%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue323.48°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 42 · B B2

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