Recognised as Colour
#FA79ED
- #FA79ED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FA79ED is a magenta with RGB values 250, 121, 237 and HSL 306°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FA79ED#FA79ED
HEX#FA79ED
RGBrgb(250, 121, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4745, 0.9294
RGB percentages98%, 47.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(306, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 51.6%, 5.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,415,213
CSS custom property--colour: #FA79ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#058612
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79FA86
Analogous#C679FA, #FA79AC
Triadic#EDFA79, #79EDFA
Split complementary#ACFA79, #79FAC6
Tetradic#FAC679, #79FA86, #79ACFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G121
B237
Red250 (98%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue306.05°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 79 · B ED
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