Colour
#FF42BC
- #FF42BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#FF42BC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 66, 188 and HSL 321°, 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 Deep pink.
Colour values
#FF42BC#FF42BC
HEX#FF42BC
RGBrgb(255, 66, 188)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2588, 0.7373
RGB percentages100%, 25.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(321.3, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 26.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,728,764
CSS custom property--colour: #FF42BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#00BD43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42FF85
Analogous#E342FF, #FF425E
Triadic#BCFF42, #42BCFF
Split complementary#5EFF42, #42FFE3
Tetradic#FFE342, #42FF85, #425EFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G66
B188
Red255 (100%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue321.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 42 · B BC
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