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Colour

#FE42FF

  • #FE42FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FE42FF is a magenta with RGB values 254, 66, 255 and HSL 300°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FE42FF#FE42FF
HEX#FE42FF
RGBrgb(254, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages99.6%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(299.7, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.7, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,663,295
CSS custom property--colour: #FE42FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#01BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original
Tritanopia#FF619Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 11.6Magenta · ΔE 11.6Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 31Medium orchid · ΔE 32Blue violet · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43FF42
Analogous#9F42FF, #FF42A2
Triadic#FFFE42, #42FFFE
Split complementary#A2FF42, #42FF9F
Tetradic#FF9F42, #43FF42, #42A2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFDBFF
Lighter +20%#FFA8FF
Lighter +10%#FE75FF
Darker −10%#FE0FFF
Darker −20%#DA00DB
Darker −30%#A700A8
Darker −40%#740075
More saturated +25%#FE42FF
Less saturated −25%#E75AE7

Channel breakdown

R254
G66
B255
Red254 (99.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue299.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR FE · G 42 · B FF

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