Colour

#FF99EC

#FF99EC
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Violet

#FF99EC is a magenta with RGB values 255, 153, 236 and HSL 311°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF99EC#FF99EC

HEX#FF99EC

RGBrgb(255, 153, 236)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.9255

RGB percentages100%, 60%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(311.2, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 40%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 7.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,084

CSS custom property--colour: #FF99EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#006613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9EB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 17.6 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FFAC

Analogous#DF99FF, #FF99B9

Triadic#ECFF99, #99ECFF

Split complementary#B9FF99, #99FFDF

Tetradic#FFDF99, #99FFAC, #99B9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFCCF5

Darker −10%#FF66E2

Darker −20%#FF33D9

Darker −30%#FF00CF

Darker −40%#CC00A6

More saturated +25%#FF99EC

Less saturated −25%#F2A6E4

Channel breakdown

R255

G153

B236

Red255 (100%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue311.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B EC

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Colour values

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