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Recognised as Colour

#FCA8D9

  • #FCA8D9
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#FCA8D9 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 168, 217 and HSL 325°, 93%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FCA8D9#FCA8D9
HEX#FCA8D9
RGBrgb(252, 168, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6588, 0.851
RGB percentages98.8%, 65.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(325, 93.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325, 33.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 13.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,558,297
CSS custom property--colour: #FCA8D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#035726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C7D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3Light pink · ΔE 19.9Pink · ΔE 21.3Pale violetred · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8FCCB
Analogous#F5A8FC, #FCA8AF
Triadic#D9FCA8, #A8D9FC
Split complementary#AFFCA8, #A8FCF5
Tetradic#FCF5A8, #A8FCCB, #A8AFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FED9EF
Darker −10%#FA77C3
Darker −20%#F945AE
Darker −30%#F71498
Darker −40%#D1077D
More saturated +25%#FFA5D9
Less saturated −25%#F1B3D7

Channel breakdown

R252
G168
B217
Red252 (98.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue325°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G A8 · B D9

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