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Recognised as Colour

#FF42D2

  • #FF42D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#FF42D2 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 66, 210 and HSL 314°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#FF42D2#FF42D2
HEX#FF42D2
RGBrgb(255, 66, 210)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2588, 0.8235
RGB percentages100%, 25.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(314.3, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 17.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,728,786
CSS custom property--colour: #FF42D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#00BD2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F81D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 26.9Violet · ΔE 27.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.4Medium orchid · ΔE 28Deep pink · ΔE 28.7Hot pink · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 26.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42FF6F
Analogous#CD42FF, #FF4274
Triadic#D2FF42, #42D2FF
Split complementary#74FF42, #42FFCD
Tetradic#FFCD42, #42FF6F, #4274FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFDBF6
Lighter +20%#FFA8EA
Lighter +10%#FF75DE
Darker −10%#FF0FC6
Darker −20%#DB00A7
Darker −30%#A80080
Darker −40%#750059
More saturated +25%#FF42D2
Less saturated −25%#E75AC6

Channel breakdown

R255
G66
B210
Red255 (100%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue314.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 42 · B D2

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