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Recognised as Colour

#FF38A3

  • #FF38A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FF38A3 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 56, 163 and HSL 328°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF38A3#FF38A3
HEX#FF38A3
RGBrgb(255, 56, 163)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2196, 0.6392
RGB percentages100%, 22%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(327.7, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 36.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,726,179
CSS custom property--colour: #FF38A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#00C75C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6176A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original
Deuteranopia#999A9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF1D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 7.8Hot pink · ΔE 16.7Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 34Pale violetred · ΔE 35.9Violet · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38FF94
Analogous#F838FF, #FF383F
Triadic#A3FF38, #38A3FF
Split complementary#3FFF38, #38FFF8
Tetradic#FFF838, #38FF94, #383FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD1EA
Lighter +20%#FF9ED2
Lighter +10%#FF6BBB
Darker −10%#FF058B
Darker −20%#D10070
Darker −30%#9E0055
Darker −40%#6B003A
More saturated +25%#FF38A3
Less saturated −25%#E651A1

Channel breakdown

R255
G56
B163
Red255 (100%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue327.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 38 · B A3

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