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Recognised as Colour

#FF38D9

  • #FF38D9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FF38D9 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 56, 217 and HSL 311°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FF38D9#FF38D9
HEX#FF38D9
RGBrgb(255, 56, 217)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2196, 0.851
RGB percentages100%, 22%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(311.5, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 14.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,726,233
CSS custom property--colour: #FF38D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#00C726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4080DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 25.4Magenta · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 29Violet · ΔE 30.8Orchid · ΔE 30.8Medium violet red · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 25.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38FF5E
Analogous#C238FF, #FF3875
Triadic#D9FF38, #38D9FF
Split complementary#76FF38, #38FFC1
Tetradic#FFC238, #38FF5E, #3876FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD1F6
Lighter +20%#FF9EEC
Lighter +10%#FF6BE3
Darker −10%#FF05CF
Darker −20%#D100A9
Darker −30%#9E0080
Darker −40%#6B0057
More saturated +25%#FF38D9
Less saturated −25%#E651CA

Channel breakdown

R255
G56
B217
Red255 (100%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue311.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 38 · B D9

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