Recognised as Colour
#FC99E5
- #FC99E5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#FC99E5 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 153, 229 and HSL 314°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#FC99E5#FC99E5
HEX#FC99E5
RGBrgb(252, 153, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6, 0.898
RGB percentages98.8%, 60%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(313.9, 94.3%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.9, 39.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 39.3%, 9.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,554,469
CSS custom property--colour: #FC99E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#03661A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99FCB0
Analogous#E299FC, #FC99B3
Triadic#E5FC99, #99E5FC
Split complementary#B4FC99, #99FCE2
Tetradic#FCE299, #99FCB0, #99B3FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G153
B229
Red252 (98.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue313.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 99 · B E5
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