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Recognised as Colour

#FF42AF

  • #FF42AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#FF42AF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 66, 175 and HSL 325°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FF42AF#FF42AF
HEX#FF42AF
RGBrgb(255, 66, 175)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2588, 0.6863
RGB percentages100%, 25.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(325.4, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 31.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,728,751
CSS custom property--colour: #FF42AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#00BD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 12.8Hot pink · ΔE 15.7Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 29.5Violet · ΔE 31.6Pale violetred · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42FF92
Analogous#F142FF, #FF4251
Triadic#AFFF42, #42AFFF
Split complementary#50FF42, #42FFF1
Tetradic#FFF142, #42FF92, #4250FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFDBF0
Lighter +20%#FFA8DA
Lighter +10%#FF75C5
Darker −10%#FF0F99
Darker −20%#DB007E
Darker −30%#A80061
Darker −40%#750043
More saturated +25%#FF42AF
Less saturated −25%#E75AAB

Channel breakdown

R255
G66
B175
Red255 (100%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue325.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 42 · B AF

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