Colour
#FF74CB
- #FF74CB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#FF74CB is a magenta with RGB values 255, 116, 203 and HSL 322°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#FF74CB#FF74CB
HEX#FF74CB
RGBrgb(255, 116, 203)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.7961
RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(322.4, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 20.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,579
CSS custom property--colour: #FF74CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#008B34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74FFA8
Analogous#EE74FF, #FF7485
Triadic#CBFF74, #74CBFF
Split complementary#85FF74, #74FFEE
Tetradic#FFEE74, #74FFA8, #7485FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G116
B203
Red255 (100%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue322.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B CB
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