Colour
#FF55E9
- #FF55E9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#FF55E9 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 85, 233 and HSL 308°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#FF55E9#FF55E9
HEX#FF55E9
RGBrgb(255, 85, 233)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3333, 0.9137
RGB percentages100%, 33.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(307.8, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 8.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,733,673
CSS custom property--colour: #FF55E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#00AA16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55FF6B
Analogous#C055FF, #FF5594
Triadic#E9FF55, #55E9FF
Split complementary#94FF55, #55FFC0
Tetradic#FFC055, #55FF6B, #5594FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G85
B233
Red255 (100%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue307.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 55 · B E9
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