Recognised as Colour

#FFC9F0

#FFC9F0
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#FFC9F0 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 201, 240 and HSL 317°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#FFC9F0#FFC9F0

HEX#FFC9F0

RGBrgb(255, 201, 240)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.9412

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(316.7, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.7, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 5.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,376

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC9F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#00360F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAD4F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6DCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCAD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14 Pink · ΔE 15.5 Light pink · ΔE 18 Plum · ΔE 18.2 Lavender · ΔE 22.3 Misty rose · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FFD8

Analogous#F3C9FF, #FFC9D5

Triadic#F0FFC9, #C9F0FF

Split complementary#D5FFC9, #C9FFF3

Tetradic#FFF3C9, #C9FFD8, #C9D5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFCFE

Darker −10%#FF96E2

Darker −20%#FF63D4

Darker −30%#FF30C5

Darker −40%#FC00B6

More saturated +25%#FFC9F0

Less saturated −25%#F8D0ED

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B240

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue316.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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