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Recognised as Colour

#FC40E8

  • #FC40E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FC40E8 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 64, 232 and HSL 306°, 97%, 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

#FC40E8#FC40E8
HEX#FC40E8
RGBrgb(252, 64, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.251, 0.9098
RGB percentages98.8%, 25.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(306.4, 96.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 74.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 7.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,531,688
CSS custom property--colour: #FC40E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#03BF17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3684ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#819FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5591no 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 text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 20.1Magenta · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7Violet · ΔE 31.1Orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 20.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40FC54
Analogous#B240FC, #FC408A
Triadic#E8FC40, #40E8FC
Split complementary#8AFC40, #40FCB2
Tetradic#FCB240, #40FC54, #408AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FED7FA
Lighter +20%#FEA4F4
Lighter +10%#FD72EE
Darker −10%#FB0EE2
Darker −20%#D303BD
Darker −30%#A00390
Darker −40%#6E0263
More saturated +25%#FF3DEA
Less saturated −25%#E458D5

Channel breakdown

R252
G64
B232
Red252 (98.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue306.38°
Saturation (HSL)96.91%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 40 · B E8

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