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Colour

#FF74FF

  • #FF74FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF74FF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 116, 255 and HSL 300°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF74FF#FF74FF
HEX#FF74FF
RGBrgb(255, 116, 255)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 1
RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,631
CSS custom property--colour: #FF74FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#008B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF84AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1Fuchsia · ΔE 33.4Magenta · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74FF74
Analogous#B974FF, #FF74B9
Triadic#FFFF74, #74FFFF
Split complementary#B9FF74, #74FFB9
Tetradic#FFB974, #74FF74, #74B9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDAFF
Lighter +10%#FFA7FF
Darker −10%#FF41FF
Darker −20%#FF0EFF
Darker −30%#DA00DA
Darker −40%#A700A7
More saturated +25%#FF74FF
Less saturated −25%#EE85EE

Channel breakdown

R255
G116
B255
Red255 (100%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B FF

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