Colour
#FF9FFF
- #FF9FFF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Violet
#FF9FFF is a magenta with RGB values 255, 159, 255 and HSL 300°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#FF9FFF#FF9FFF
HEX#FF9FFF
RGBrgb(255, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,639
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9FFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#006000
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FFF9F
Analogous#CF9FFF, #FF9FCF
Triadic#FFFF9F, #9FFFFF
Split complementary#CFFF9F, #9FFFCF
Tetradic#FFCF9F, #9FFF9F, #9FCFFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G159
B255
Red255 (100%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B FF
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