Colour
#FF51C8
- #FF51C8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#FF51C8 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 81, 200 and HSL 319°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#FF51C8#FF51C8
HEX#FF51C8
RGBrgb(255, 81, 200)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3176, 0.7843
RGB percentages100%, 31.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(319, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 21.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,616
CSS custom property--colour: #FF51C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#00AE37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51FF88
Analogous#DF51FF, #FF5171
Triadic#C8FF51, #51C8FF
Split complementary#71FF51, #51FFDF
Tetradic#FFDF51, #51FF88, #5171FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G81
B200
Red255 (100%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue318.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 51 · B C8
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