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Recognised as Colour

#FF56D7

  • #FF56D7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#FF56D7 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 86, 215 and HSL 314°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#FF56D7#FF56D7
HEX#FF56D7
RGBrgb(255, 86, 215)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3373, 0.8431
RGB percentages100%, 33.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(314.2, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 66.3%, 15.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,733,911
CSS custom property--colour: #FF56D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#00A928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A5D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
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 text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25Hot pink · ΔE 25.2Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6Deep pink · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56FF7E
Analogous#D256FF, #FF5683
Triadic#D7FF56, #56D7FF
Split complementary#83FF56, #56FFD2
Tetradic#FFD256, #56FF7E, #5683FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFEFFB
Lighter +20%#FFBCEF
Lighter +10%#FF89E3
Darker −10%#FF23CB
Darker −20%#EF00B6
Darker −30%#BC0090
Darker −40%#890069
More saturated +25%#FF56D7
Less saturated −25%#EA6BCC

Channel breakdown

R255
G86
B215
Red255 (100%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue314.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 56 · B D7

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