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Recognised as Colour

#FC42D4

  • #FC42D4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#FC42D4 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 66, 212 and HSL 313°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#FC42D4#FC42D4
HEX#FC42D4
RGBrgb(252, 66, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2588, 0.8314
RGB percentages98.8%, 25.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(312.9, 96.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 73.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 73.8%, 15.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,532,180
CSS custom property--colour: #FC42D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#03BD2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B81D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9ED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 26.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7Violet · ΔE 26.9Medium violet red · ΔE 28.3Fuchsia · ΔE 30.2Magenta · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 26.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42FC6A
Analogous#C742FC, #FC4277
Triadic#D4FC42, #42D4FC
Split complementary#77FC42, #42FCC7
Tetradic#FCC742, #42FC6A, #4277FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FED9F6
Lighter +20%#FEA6EB
Lighter +10%#FD74DF
Darker −10%#FB10C9
Darker −20%#D503A8
Darker −30%#A20380
Darker −40%#700258
More saturated +25%#FF3FD6
Less saturated −25%#E45AC6

Channel breakdown

R252
G66
B212
Red252 (98.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue312.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 42 · B D4

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