Colour
#FF42CB
- #FF42CB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#FF42CB is a magenta with RGB values 255, 66, 203 and HSL 317°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#FF42CB#FF42CB
HEX#FF42CB
RGBrgb(255, 66, 203)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2588, 0.7961
RGB percentages100%, 25.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(316.5, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.5, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 20.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,728,779
CSS custom property--colour: #FF42CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#00BD34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42FF76
Analogous#D542FF, #FF426C
Triadic#CBFF42, #42CBFF
Split complementary#6DFF42, #42FFD4
Tetradic#FFD542, #42FF76, #426DFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G66
B203
Red255 (100%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue316.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 42 · B CB
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