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Recognised as Colour

#FC509E

  • #FC509E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FC509E is a red with RGB values 252, 80, 158 and HSL 333°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FC509E#FC509E
HEX#FC509E
RGBrgb(252, 80, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.3137, 0.6196
RGB percentages98.8%, 31.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(332.8, 96.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 68.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 37.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,535,710
CSS custom property--colour: #FC509E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#03AF61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9E9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.8Deep pink · ΔE 14.5Medium violet red · ΔE 18.8Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 33.2Violet · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50FCAE
Analogous#FC50F4, #FC5850
Triadic#9EFC50, #509EFC
Split complementary#50FC58, #50F4FC
Tetradic#F4FC50, #50FCAE, #5850FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE6F1
Lighter +20%#FEB4D6
Lighter +10%#FD82BA
Darker −10%#FB1E82
Darker −20%#E20469
Darker −30%#B00351
Darker −40%#7E023A
More saturated +25%#FF4D9E
Less saturated −25%#E666A0

Channel breakdown

R252
G80
B158
Red252 (98.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue332.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.63%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 50 · B 9E

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