Recognised as Colour
#FF00B4
- #FF00B4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#FF00B4 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 0, 180 and HSL 318°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#FF00B4#FF00B4
HEX#FF00B4
RGBrgb(255, 0, 180)
RGB (0–1)1, 0, 0.7059
RGB percentages100%, 0%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(317.6, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 29.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,711,860
CSS custom property--colour: #FF00B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#00FF4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00FF4B
Analogous#CA00FF, #FF0035
Triadic#B4FF00, #00B4FF
Split complementary#35FF00, #00FFCA
Tetradic#FFCA00, #00FF4B, #0035FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G0
B180
Red255 (100%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue317.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 00 · B B4
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