#FF0042

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #FF0042

Visually, #FF0042 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 0 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 74% Yellow, and 0% Black. The HSL representation is 344.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF0042
RGB255, 0, 66
HSL344.5°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 100%, 74%, 0%
HSV344.5°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB53.7, 81.3, 39.6
XYZ42.2, 21.7, 7.1
Decimal16711746

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.53:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF0042; }
.text-color { color: #FF0042; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF0042; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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