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Recognised as Colour

#FF38EE

  • #FF38EE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FF38EE is a magenta with RGB values 255, 56, 238 and HSL 305°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FF38EE#FF38EE
HEX#FF38EE
RGBrgb(255, 56, 238)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2196, 0.9333
RGB percentages100%, 22%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(305.1, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.1, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 6.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,726,254
CSS custom property--colour: #FF38EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#00C711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2584F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15.4Magenta · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7Dark orchid · ΔE 31.9Dark violet · ΔE 33.3Violet · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38FF49
Analogous#AC38FF, #FF388B
Triadic#EEFF38, #38EEFF
Split complementary#8BFF38, #38FFAC
Tetradic#FFAC38, #38FF49, #388BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD1FB
Lighter +20%#FF9EF7
Lighter +10%#FF6BF2
Darker −10%#FF05EA
Darker −20%#D100BF
Darker −30%#9E0091
Darker −40%#6B0062
More saturated +25%#FF38EE
Less saturated −25%#E651D9

Channel breakdown

R255
G56
B238
Red255 (100%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue305.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 38 · B EE

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