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Recognised as Colour

#FF59DE

  • #FF59DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF59DE is a magenta with RGB values 255, 89, 222 and HSL 312°, 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 Violet.

Colour values

#FF59DE#FF59DE
HEX#FF59DE
RGBrgb(255, 89, 222)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.349, 0.8706
RGB percentages100%, 34.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(311.9, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 65.1%, 12.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,734,686
CSS custom property--colour: #FF59DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#00A621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.6Medium violet red · ΔE 29Deep pink · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59FF7A
Analogous#CD59FF, #FF598B
Triadic#DEFF59, #59DEFF
Split complementary#8BFF59, #59FFCD
Tetradic#FFCD59, #59FF7A, #598BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF2FC
Lighter +20%#FFBFF2
Lighter +10%#FF8CE8
Darker −10%#FF26D4
Darker −20%#F200C2
Darker −30%#BF0099
Darker −40%#8C0070
More saturated +25%#FF59DE
Less saturated −25%#EA6ED2

Channel breakdown

R255
G89
B222
Red255 (100%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue311.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 59 · B DE

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