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Recognised as Colour

#FF55D5

  • #FF55D5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#FF55D5 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 85, 213 and HSL 315°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#FF55D5#FF55D5
HEX#FF55D5
RGBrgb(255, 85, 213)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3333, 0.8353
RGB percentages100%, 33.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(314.8, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 16.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,733,653
CSS custom property--colour: #FF55D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#00AA2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E89D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A4D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 21.3Violet · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9Deep pink · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 21.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55FF7F
Analogous#D455FF, #FF5580
Triadic#D5FF55, #55D5FF
Split complementary#80FF55, #55FFD4
Tetradic#FFD455, #55FF7F, #5580FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFEEFB
Lighter +20%#FFBBEE
Lighter +10%#FF88E2
Darker −10%#FF22C8
Darker −20%#EE00B3
Darker −30%#BB008D
Darker −40%#880066
More saturated +25%#FF55D5
Less saturated −25%#EA6ACA

Channel breakdown

R255
G85
B213
Red255 (100%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue314.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 55 · B D5

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