Recognised as Colour
#FF50E6
- #FF50E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#FF50E6 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 80, 230 and HSL 309°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#FF50E6#FF50E6
HEX#FF50E6
RGBrgb(255, 80, 230)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3137, 0.902
RGB percentages100%, 31.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(308.6, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 9.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,390
CSS custom property--colour: #FF50E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3271WCAG 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 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#00AF19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50FF69
Analogous#C050FF, #FF508F
Triadic#E6FF50, #50E6FF
Split complementary#8FFF50, #50FFC1
Tetradic#FFC050, #50FF69, #508FFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G80
B230
Red255 (100%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 50 · B E6
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