Recognised as Colour

#FF38BC

#FF38BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FF38BC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 56, 188 and HSL 320°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF38BC#FF38BC

HEX#FF38BC

RGBrgb(255, 56, 188)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2196, 0.7373

RGB percentages100%, 22%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(320.2, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.2, 78%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 78%, 26.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,726,204

CSS custom property--colour: #FF38BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#00C743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#929CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 18.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 29 Violet · ΔE 30.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38FF7B

Analogous#DE38FF, #FF3859

Triadic#BCFF38, #38BCFF

Split complementary#59FF38, #38FFDE

Tetradic#FFDE38, #38FF7B, #3859FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD1F0

Lighter +20%#FF9EDE

Lighter +10%#FF6BCD

Darker −10%#FF05AB

Darker −20%#D1008B

Darker −30%#9E0069

Darker −40%#6B0047

More saturated +25%#FF38BC

Less saturated −25%#E651B4

Channel breakdown

R255

G56

B188

Red255 (100%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue320.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 38 · B BC

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FF38BC (chemical formula)

Formula
763.743 g/mol
41 atoms

FF38BC has a molar mass of 763.743 g/mol, made up of 41 atoms across 3 elements: 39 × F, 1 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass763.743 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule41

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2682251 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.8850356 × 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

F97%

B1.4%

C1.6%

Fluorine (F × 39)740.922 g/mol, 97.012%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.415%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.573%

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