Colour
#FA42B7
- #FA42B7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#FA42B7 is a magenta with RGB values 250, 66, 183 and HSL 322°, 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 Medium violet red.
Colour values
#FA42B7#FA42B7
HEX#FA42B7
RGBrgb(250, 66, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2588, 0.7176
RGB percentages98%, 25.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(321.8, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 26.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,401,079
CSS custom property--colour: #FA42B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#05BD48
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42FA85
Analogous#E142FA, #FA425B
Triadic#B7FA42, #42B7FA
Split complementary#5BFA42, #42FAE1
Tetradic#FAE142, #42FA85, #425BFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G66
B183
Red250 (98%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue321.85°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 42 · B B7
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