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Recognised as Colour

#FF38EF

  • #FF38EF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#FF38EF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 56, 239 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

#FF38EF#FF38EF
HEX#FF38EF
RGBrgb(255, 56, 239)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2196, 0.9373
RGB percentages100%, 22%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(304.8, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 78%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 6.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,726,255
CSS custom property--colour: #FF38EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#00C710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2384F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15Magenta · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.9Dark violet · ΔE 33.1Violet · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38FF48
Analogous#AC38FF, #FF388B
Triadic#EFFF38, #38EFFF
Split complementary#8BFF38, #38FFAC
Tetradic#FFAC38, #38FF48, #388BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFD1FB
Lighter +20%#FF9EF7
Lighter +10%#FF6BF3
Darker −10%#FF05EB
Darker −20%#D100C0
Darker −30%#9E0091
Darker −40%#6B0062
More saturated +25%#FF38EF
Less saturated −25%#E651DA

Channel breakdown

R255
G56
B239
Red255 (100%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue304.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 38 · B EF

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