Recognised as Colour

#FF40C6

#FF40C6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#FF40C6 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 64, 198 and HSL 318°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#FF40C6#FF40C6

HEX#FF40C6

RGBrgb(255, 64, 198)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.251, 0.7765

RGB percentages100%, 25.1%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(317.9, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 74.9%, 22.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,728,262

CSS custom property--colour: #FF40C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#00BF39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#919EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF417Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23 Deep pink · ΔE 23.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Violet · ΔE 27.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40FF79

Analogous#D840FF, #FF4067

Triadic#C6FF40, #40C6FF

Split complementary#67FF40, #40FFD8

Tetradic#FFD840, #40FF79, #4067FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFD9F4

Lighter +20%#FFA6E4

Lighter +10%#FF73D5

Darker −10%#FF0DB7

Darker −20%#D90098

Darker −30%#A60074

Darker −40%#730051

More saturated +25%#FF40C6

Less saturated −25%#E758BC

Channel breakdown

R255

G64

B198

Red255 (100%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue317.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 40 · B C6

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FF40C6 (chemical formula)

Formula
850.984 g/mol
47 atoms

FF40C6 has a molar mass of 850.984 g/mol, made up of 47 atoms across 2 elements: 41 × F, 6 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass850.984 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule47

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4130922 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0766792 × 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

F91.5%

C8.5%

Fluorine (F × 41)778.918 g/mol, 91.531%

Carbon (C × 6)72.066 g/mol, 8.469%

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