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Recognised as Colour

#FF2F8A

  • #FF2F8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FF2F8A is a red with RGB values 255, 47, 138 and HSL 334°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FF2F8A#FF2F8A
HEX#FF2F8A
RGBrgb(255, 47, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.1843, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 18.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(333.8, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 81.6%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,723,850
CSS custom property--colour: #FF2F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#00D075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65708Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9785no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF005Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 8.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4Pale violetred · ΔE 34.1Crimson · ΔE 34.8Indian red · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FFFA4
Analogous#FF2FF2, #FF3C2F
Triadic#8AFF2F, #2F8AFF
Split complementary#2FFF3C, #2FF2FF
Tetradic#F2FF2F, #2FFFA4, #3C2FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBFD
Lighter +30%#FFC8E0
Lighter +20%#FF95C3
Lighter +10%#FF62A7
Darker −10%#FB006E
Darker −20%#C80058
Darker −30%#950041
Darker −40%#62002B
More saturated +25%#FF2F8A
Less saturated −25%#E5498D

Channel breakdown

R255
G47
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue333.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 2F · B 8A

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