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Recognised as Colour

#FC9EDB

  • #FC9EDB
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#FC9EDB is a magenta with RGB values 252, 158, 219 and HSL 321°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FC9EDB#FC9EDB
HEX#FC9EDB
RGBrgb(252, 158, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6196, 0.8588
RGB percentages98.8%, 62%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(321.1, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 13.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,555,739
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#036124

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A2B3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC1D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9FB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9EFCBF
Analogous#EE9EFC, #FC9EAC
Triadic#DBFC9E, #9EDBFC
Split complementary#ACFC9E, #9EFCEE
Tetradic#FCEE9E, #9EFCBF, #9EACFC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FECFED
Darker −10%#FA6DC9
Darker −20%#F93BB6
Darker −30%#F70AA4
Darker −40%#C80684
More saturated +25%#FF9BDC
Less saturated −25%#F0ABD7

Channel breakdown

R252
G158
B219
Red252 (98.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue321.06°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9E · B DB

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