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Recognised as Colour

#FC9AE4

  • #FC9AE4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#FC9AE4 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 154, 228 and HSL 315°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FC9AE4#FC9AE4
HEX#FC9AE4
RGBrgb(252, 154, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6039, 0.8941
RGB percentages98.8%, 60.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(314.7, 94.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 38.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 9.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,554,724
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#03651B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9BB2E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9AFCB2
Analogous#E39AFC, #FC9AB3
Triadic#E4FC9A, #9AE4FC
Split complementary#B3FC9A, #9AFCE3
Tetradic#FCE39A, #9AFCB2, #9AB3FC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDFE
Lighter +10%#FDCCF1
Darker −10%#FB68D7
Darker −20%#F937CA
Darker −30%#F607BB
Darker −40%#C40696
More saturated +25%#FF97E6
Less saturated −25%#EFA7DD

Channel breakdown

R252
G154
B228
Red252 (98.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue314.69°
Saturation (HSL)94.23%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9A · B E4

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