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Recognised as Colour

#FC9BD9

  • #FC9BD9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#FC9BD9 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 155, 217 and HSL 322°, 94%, 80%. 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

#FC9BD9#FC9BD9
HEX#FC9BD9
RGBrgb(252, 155, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6078, 0.851
RGB percentages98.8%, 60.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(321.6, 94.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 38.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.5%, 13.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,554,969
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 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#036426

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A0B1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9CB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9BFCBE
Analogous#EF9BFC, #FC9BA9
Triadic#D9FC9B, #9BD9FC
Split complementary#A9FC9B, #9BFCEF
Tetradic#FCEF9B, #9BFCBE, #9BA9FC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFF
Lighter +10%#FDCDEC
Darker −10%#FB69C6
Darker −20%#F938B3
Darker −30%#F707A0
Darker −40%#C50680
More saturated +25%#FF98DA
Less saturated −25%#EFA8D5

Channel breakdown

R252
G155
B217
Red252 (98.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue321.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9B · B D9

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