Recognised as Colour

#FF74CD

#FF74CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF74CD is a magenta with RGB values 255, 116, 205 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

#FF74CD#FF74CD

HEX#FF74CD

RGBrgb(255, 116, 205)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.8039

RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(321.6, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 19.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,741,581

CSS custom property--colour: #FF74CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#008B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F98D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5AFC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.5 Orchid · ΔE 16.4 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#74FFA6

Analogous#EC74FF, #FF7487

Triadic#CDFF74, #74CDFF

Split complementary#87FF74, #74FFEB

Tetradic#FFEB74, #74FFA6, #7487FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDAF2

Lighter +10%#FFA7DF

Darker −10%#FF41BB

Darker −20%#FF0EA8

Darker −30%#DA008C

Darker −40%#A7006B

More saturated +25%#FF74CD

Less saturated −25%#EE85C8

Channel breakdown

R255

G116

B205

Red255 (100%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue321.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B CD

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FF74Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,537.26 g/mol
76 atoms

FF74Cd has a molar mass of 1,537.26 g/mol, made up of 76 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,537.26 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule76

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.5526803 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.917451 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F92.7%

Cd7.3%

Fluorine (F × 75)1,424.85 g/mol, 92.688%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 7.312%

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