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Recognised as Colour

#FA79CA

  • #FA79CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FA79CA is a magenta with RGB values 250, 121, 202 and HSL 322°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FA79CA#FA79CA
HEX#FA79CA
RGBrgb(250, 121, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4745, 0.7922
RGB percentages98%, 47.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(322.3, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 51.6%, 19.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,415,178
CSS custom property--colour: #FA79CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#058635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8399CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AEC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.5Orchid · ΔE 16.6Violet · ΔE 18Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79FAA9
Analogous#E979FA, #FA798A
Triadic#CAFA79, #79CAFA
Split complementary#89FA79, #79FAE9
Tetradic#FAE979, #79FAA9, #798AFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEDBF1
Lighter +10%#FCAADD
Darker −10%#F848B7
Darker −20%#F617A3
Darker −30%#D20887
Darker −40%#A10667
More saturated +25%#FF74CB
Less saturated −25%#E98AC6

Channel breakdown

R250
G121
B202
Red250 (98%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue322.33°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 79 · B CA

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