Recognised as Colour
#FF51DF
- #FF51DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF51DF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 81, 223 and HSL 311°, 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 Violet.
Colour values
#FF51DF#FF51DF
HEX#FF51DF
RGBrgb(255, 81, 223)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3176, 0.8745
RGB percentages100%, 31.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(311, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 12.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,732,639
CSS custom property--colour: #FF51DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#00AE20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51FF71
Analogous#C851FF, #FF5188
Triadic#DFFF51, #51DFFF
Split complementary#88FF51, #51FFC8
Tetradic#FFC851, #51FF71, #5188FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G81
B223
Red255 (100%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue311.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 51 · B DF
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