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Recognised as Colour

#FF6AEC

  • #FF6AEC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF6AEC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 106, 236 and HSL 308°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF6AEC#FF6AEC
HEX#FF6AEC
RGBrgb(255, 106, 236)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4157, 0.9255
RGB percentages100%, 41.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(307.7, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 58.4%, 7.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,739,052
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#009513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6697F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ADE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF76A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Hot pink · ΔE 29Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AFF7D
Analogous#C86AFF, #FF6AA1
Triadic#ECFF6A, #6AECFF
Split complementary#A1FF6A, #6AFFC8
Tetradic#FFC86A, #6AFF7D, #6AA1FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD0F9
Lighter +10%#FF9DF3
Darker −10%#FF37E5
Darker −20%#FF04DF
Darker −30%#D000B5
Darker −40%#9D0089
More saturated +25%#FF6AEC
Less saturated −25%#EC7DDE

Channel breakdown

R255
G106
B236
Red255 (100%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue307.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 6A · B EC

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