Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#FF74DA

  • #FF74DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF74DA is a magenta with RGB values 255, 116, 218 and HSL 316°, 100%, 73%. 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

#FF74DA#FF74DA
HEX#FF74DA
RGBrgb(255, 116, 218)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.8549
RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(316, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 14.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,594
CSS custom property--colour: #FF74DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#008B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#799ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1AFD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF789Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#74FF99
Analogous#DF74FF, #FF7494
Triadic#DAFF74, #74DAFF
Split complementary#94FF74, #74FFDF
Tetradic#FFDF74, #74FF99, #7494FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDAF5
Lighter +10%#FFA7E8
Darker −10%#FF41CC
Darker −20%#FF0EBF
Darker −30%#DA00A0
Darker −40%#A7007B
More saturated +25%#FF74DA
Less saturated −25%#EE85D2

Channel breakdown

R255
G116
B218
Red255 (100%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue315.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B DA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ff74da” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.