Colour
#FF72E6
- #FF72E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF72E6 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 114, 230 and HSL 311°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FF72E6#FF72E6
HEX#FF72E6
RGBrgb(255, 114, 230)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.902
RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(310.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 9.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,094
CSS custom property--colour: #FF72E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#008D19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72FF8B
Analogous#D272FF, #FF729F
Triadic#E6FF72, #72E6FF
Split complementary#9FFF72, #72FFD2
Tetradic#FFD272, #72FF8B, #729FFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G114
B230
Red255 (100%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue310.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B E6
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