Colour

#FF8AE2

#FF8AE2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#FF8AE2 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 138, 226 and HSL 315°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF8AE2#FF8AE2

HEX#FF8AE2

RGBrgb(255, 138, 226)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5412, 0.8863

RGB percentages100%, 54.1%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(314.9, 100%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.9, 45.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 11.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,234

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1

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

Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#00751D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA8E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB9DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.1 Orchid · ΔE 13.6 Hot pink · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AFFA7

Analogous#E28AFF, #FF8AA7

Triadic#E2FF8A, #8AE2FF

Split complementary#A8FF8A, #8AFFE2

Tetradic#FFE18A, #8AFFA7, #8AA7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF0FB

Lighter +10%#FFBDEF

Darker −10%#FF57D5

Darker −20%#FF24C9

Darker −30%#F000B5

Darker −40%#BD008E

More saturated +25%#FF8AE2

Less saturated −25%#F099DB

Channel breakdown

R255

G138

B226

Red255 (100%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue314.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8A · B E2

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