Recognised as Colour

#FC9FE5

#FC9FE5
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Plum

#FC9FE5 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 159, 229 and HSL 315°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FC9FE5#FC9FE5

HEX#FC9FE5

RGBrgb(252, 159, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6235, 0.898

RGB percentages98.8%, 62.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(314.8, 93.9%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 36.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 36.9%, 9.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,556,005

CSS custom property--colour: #FC9FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#03601A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Hot pink · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.8 Light pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FFCB6

Analogous#E49FFC, #FC9FB7

Triadic#E5FC9F, #9FE5FC

Split complementary#B7FC9F, #9FFCE4

Tetradic#FCE49F, #9FFCB6, #9FB7FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FED0F2

Darker −10%#FA6ED8

Darker −20%#F93CCA

Darker −30%#F70BBD

Darker −40%#C90699

More saturated +25%#FF9CE7

Less saturated −25%#F0ABDF

Channel breakdown

R252

G159

B229

Red252 (98.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue314.84°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 9F · B E5

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FC9Fe5 (chemical formula)

Formula
406.322 g/mol
15 atoms

FC9Fe5 has a molar mass of 406.322 g/mol, made up of 15 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × F, 9 × C, 5 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass406.322 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule15

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.7471355 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.4821104 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F4.7%

C26.6%

Fe68.7%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.676%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 26.604%

Iron (Fe × 5)279.225 g/mol, 68.72%

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