Colour
#FF74DC
- #FF74DC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF74DC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 116, 220 and HSL 315°, 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
#FF74DC#FF74DC
HEX#FF74DC
RGBrgb(255, 116, 220)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.8627
RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(315.1, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 13.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,596
CSS custom property--colour: #FF74DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#008B23
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 text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74FF97
Analogous#DD74FF, #FF7496
Triadic#DCFF74, #74DCFF
Split complementary#96FF74, #74FFDD
Tetradic#FFDD74, #74FF97, #7496FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G116
B220
Red255 (100%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue315.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B DC
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