Recognised as Colour
#FF8EDD
- #FF8EDD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#FF8EDD is a magenta with RGB values 255, 142, 221 and HSL 318°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FF8EDD#FF8EDD
HEX#FF8EDD
RGBrgb(255, 142, 221)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5569, 0.8667
RGB percentages100%, 55.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(318.1, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 44.3%, 13.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,748,253
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8EDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#007122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EFFB0
Analogous#E98EFF, #FF8EA5
Triadic#DDFF8E, #8EDDFF
Split complementary#A4FF8E, #8EFFE9
Tetradic#FFE98E, #8EFFB0, #8EA5FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G142
B221
Red255 (100%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue318.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8E · B DD
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