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Recognised as Colour

#FC27AE

  • #FC27AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FC27AE is a magenta with RGB values 252, 39, 174 and HSL 322°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FC27AE#FC27AE
HEX#FC27AE
RGBrgb(252, 39, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1529, 0.6824
RGB percentages98.8%, 15.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(322, 97.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 84.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 31%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,525,230
CSS custom property--colour: #FC27AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#03D851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5172B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9096AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF106Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 14Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Hot pink · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 32.5Violet · ΔE 34.6Medium orchid · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27FC75
Analogous#E027FC, #FC2743
Triadic#AEFC27, #27AEFC
Split complementary#43FC27, #27FCE0
Tetradic#FCE027, #27FC75, #2743FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF0F9
Lighter +30%#FEBEE7
Lighter +20%#FD8CD4
Lighter +10%#FD59C1
Darker −10%#ED0397
Darker −20%#BA0377
Darker −30%#880257
Darker −40%#560137
More saturated +25%#FF24AF
Less saturated −25%#E142A7

Channel breakdown

R252
G39
B174
Red252 (98.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue321.97°
Saturation (HSL)97.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 27 · B AE

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