#ff42c5

Color #ff42c5

A vivid, highly saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 22.32 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#ff42c5

RGB

rgb(255, 66, 197)

HSL

hsl(318.4, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.4, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 22.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.95, 80.55, -27.22)

LCH

lch(60.95, 85.02, 341.33)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.2536, 343.32)

HWB

hwb(318.4, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42ff7c

Analogous

#da42ff

#ff42c5

#ff4266

Triadic

#ff42c5

#c5ff42

#42c5ff

Split-complementary

#ff42c5

#66ff42

#42ffda

Tetradic

#ff42c5

#ff7c42

#42ff7c

#42c5ff

Square

#ff42c5

#ffda42

#42ff7c

#4266ff

Shades

Color #ff42c5 mixed toward black.

#ff0cb5

#d60094

#a0006f

#6b004a

#350025

Tints

Color #ff42c5 mixed toward white.

#ff61cf

#ff81d8

#ffa0e2

#ffc0ec

#ffdff5

Tones

Color #ff42c5 mixed toward gray.

#ef52bf

#df61b9

#d071b3

#c081ad

#b091a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac9b0 · ΔE 48.1

Deuteranopia

#d2dcab · ΔE 61.4

Tritanopia

#fa9e99 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 29.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff42c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff42c5]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ff42c5 (#ff42c5) is rgb(255, 66, 197) in RGB.

No, #ff42c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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