Colour
#FCB5E5
- #FCB5E5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#FCB5E5 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 181, 229 and HSL 319°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#FCB5E5#FCB5E5
HEX#FCB5E5
RGBrgb(252, 181, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7098, 0.898
RGB percentages98.8%, 71%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(319.4, 92.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 28.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 9.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,561,637
CSS custom property--colour: #FCB5E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#034A1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5FCCC
Analogous#F0B5FC, #FCB5C2
Triadic#E5FCB5, #B5E5FC
Split complementary#C2FCB5, #B5FCF0
Tetradic#FCF0B5, #B5FCCC, #B5C2FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G181
B229
Red252 (98.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue319.44°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G B5 · B E5
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