Recognised as Colour
#FE79D8
- #FE79D8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FE79D8 is a magenta with RGB values 254, 121, 216 and HSL 317°, 99%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FE79D8#FE79D8
HEX#FE79D8
RGBrgb(254, 121, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.4745, 0.8471
RGB percentages99.6%, 47.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(317.1, 98.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 52.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 15%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,677,336
CSS custom property--colour: #FE79D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#018627
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79FE9F
Analogous#E279FE, #FE7996
Triadic#D8FE79, #79D8FE
Split complementary#96FE79, #79FEE1
Tetradic#FEE179, #79FE9F, #7996FE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G121
B216
Red254 (99.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 79 · B D8
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