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Recognised as Colour

#FA42E9

  • #FA42E9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FA42E9 is a magenta with RGB values 250, 66, 233 and HSL 306°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FA42E9#FA42E9
HEX#FA42E9
RGBrgb(250, 66, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2588, 0.9137
RGB percentages98%, 25.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(305.5, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 6.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,401,129
CSS custom property--colour: #FA42E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#05BD16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3585EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9EE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2Magenta · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Violet · ΔE 30.5Orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42FA53
Analogous#AF42FA, #FA428D
Triadic#E9FA42, #42E9FA
Split complementary#8DFA42, #42FAAF
Tetradic#FAAF42, #42FA53, #428DFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FED7FA
Lighter +20%#FDA5F5
Lighter +10%#FB74EF
Darker −10%#F910E3
Darker −20%#D006BE
Darker −30%#9F0491
Darker −40%#6D0363
More saturated +25%#FF3DED
Less saturated −25%#E25AD5

Channel breakdown

R250
G66
B233
Red250 (98%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue305.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 42 · B E9

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