Recognised as Colour

#FF78CD

#FF78CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF78CD is a magenta with RGB values 255, 120, 205 and HSL 322°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF78CD#FF78CD

HEX#FF78CD

RGBrgb(255, 120, 205)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4706, 0.8039

RGB percentages100%, 47.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(322.2, 100%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 52.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 19.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,742,605

CSS custom property--colour: #FF78CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#008732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#829AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8B0CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Plum · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78FFAA

Analogous#ED78FF, #FF788A

Triadic#CDFF78, #78CDFF

Split complementary#8AFF78, #78FFED

Tetradic#FFEE78, #78FFAA, #788AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDEF3

Lighter +10%#FFABE0

Darker −10%#FF45BA

Darker −20%#FF12A7

Darker −30%#DE008C

Darker −40%#AB006C

More saturated +25%#FF78CD

Less saturated −25%#EE89C9

Channel breakdown

R255

G120

B205

Red255 (100%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue322.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 78 · B CD

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FF78Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,613.252 g/mol
80 atoms

FF78Cd has a molar mass of 1,613.252 g/mol, made up of 80 atoms across 2 elements: 79 × F, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,613.252 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule80

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.678868 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.7329201 × 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

F93%

Cd7%

Fluorine (F × 79)1,500.842 g/mol, 93.032%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 6.968%

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