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Recognised as Colour

#FC37EC

  • #FC37EC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FC37EC is a magenta with RGB values 252, 55, 236 and HSL 305°, 97%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FC37EC#FC37EC
HEX#FC37EC
RGBrgb(252, 55, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2157, 0.9255
RGB percentages98.8%, 21.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(304.9, 97%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.9, 78.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 78.2%, 6.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,529,388
CSS custom property--colour: #FC37EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#03C813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2382F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15.8Magenta · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1Dark violet · ΔE 32.6Violet · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37FC47
Analogous#AA37FC, #FC3789
Triadic#ECFC37, #37ECFC
Split complementary#8AFC37, #37FCAA
Tetradic#FCAA37, #37FC47, #3789FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FECEFA
Lighter +20%#FE9BF6
Lighter +10%#FD69F1
Darker −10%#FB05E7
Darker −20%#CA03BA
Darker −30%#98028C
Darker −40%#65025D
More saturated +25%#FF34EF
Less saturated −25%#E350D7

Channel breakdown

R252
G55
B236
Red252 (98.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue304.87°
Saturation (HSL)97.04%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 37 · B EC

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