Colour

#FF42FC

#FF42FC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#FF42FC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 66, 252 and HSL 301°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#FF42FC#FF42FC

HEX#FF42FC

RGBrgb(255, 66, 252)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2588, 0.9882

RGB percentages100%, 25.9%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(301, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 1.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,728,828

CSS custom property--colour: #FF42FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#00BD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#79A2F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF609Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 12.6 Magenta · ΔE 12.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1 Dark violet · ΔE 31.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3 Blue violet · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42FF45

Analogous#A342FF, #FF429E

Triadic#FCFF42, #42FCFF

Split complementary#9DFF42, #42FFA4

Tetradic#FFA442, #42FF45, #429DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFDBFE

Lighter +20%#FFA8FE

Lighter +10%#FF75FD

Darker −10%#FF0FFB

Darker −20%#DB00D8

Darker −30%#A800A5

Darker −40%#750073

More saturated +25%#FF42FC

Less saturated −25%#E75AE5

Channel breakdown

R255

G66

B252

Red255 (100%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue300.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 42 · B FC

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