Recognised as Colour

#FF259C

#FF259C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF259C is a magenta with RGB values 255, 37, 156 and HSL 327°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF259C#FF259C

HEX#FF259C

RGBrgb(255, 37, 156)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.1451, 0.6118

RGB percentages100%, 14.5%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(327.2, 100%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.2, 85.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 85.5%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,721,308

CSS custom property--colour: #FF259C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#00DA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B709Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#979797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 83.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 4.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1 Hot pink · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 37.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 38.9 Violet · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 4.14, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#25FF88

Analogous#F525FF, #FF252F

Triadic#9CFF25, #259CFF

Split complementary#2FFF25, #25FFF5

Tetradic#FFF525, #25FF88, #252FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFF1F9

Lighter +30%#FFBEE1

Lighter +20%#FF8BCA

Lighter +10%#FF58B3

Darker −10%#F10084

Darker −20%#BE0068

Darker −30%#8B004C

Darker −40%#580030

More saturated +25%#FF259C

Less saturated −25%#E44099

Channel breakdown

R255

G37

B156

Red255 (100%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue327.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 25 · B 9C

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FF259C (chemical formula)

Formula
4,951.491 g/mol
261 atoms

FF259C has a molar mass of 4,951.491 g/mol, made up of 261 atoms across 2 elements: 260 × F, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,951.491 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule261

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.2221442 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.2162278 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F99.8%

C0.2%

Fluorine (F × 260)4,939.48 g/mol, 99.757%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.243%

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