Recognised as Colour
#FF78DD
- #FF78DD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF78DD is a magenta with RGB values 255, 120, 221 and HSL 315°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FF78DD#FF78DD
HEX#FF78DD
RGBrgb(255, 120, 221)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4706, 0.8667
RGB percentages100%, 47.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(315.1, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 13.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,742,621
CSS custom property--colour: #FF78DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#008722
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78FF9A
Analogous#DD78FF, #FF789A
Triadic#DDFF78, #78DDFF
Split complementary#9AFF78, #78FFDD
Tetradic#FFDD78, #78FF9A, #789AFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G120
B221
Red255 (100%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue315.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 78 · B DD
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