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Recognised as Colour

#FF72EC

  • #FF72EC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF72EC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 114, 236 and HSL 308°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF72EC#FF72EC
HEX#FF72EC
RGBrgb(255, 114, 236)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.9255
RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(308.1, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 7.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,100
CSS custom property--colour: #FF72EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#008D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.8Orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Medium violet red · ΔE 32.5Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72FF85
Analogous#CB72FF, #FF72A6
Triadic#ECFF72, #72ECFF
Split complementary#A5FF72, #72FFCB
Tetradic#FFCB72, #72FF85, #72A6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD8FA
Lighter +10%#FFA5F3
Darker −10%#FF3FE5
Darker −20%#FF0CDE
Darker −30%#D800BB
Darker −40%#A5008F
More saturated +25%#FF72EC
Less saturated −25%#ED84DF

Channel breakdown

R255
G114
B236
Red255 (100%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue308.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B EC

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