Magenta is the CSS named color #FF00FF — rgb(255, 0, 255), hsl(300, 100%, 50%). Its relative luminance is 0.285, giving 3.14:1 against white and 6.70:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FF00FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 0, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 100%, 50%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2848 |
| Contrast on white | 3.14:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 6.70:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing magenta toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
magenta is #FF00FF, which is rgb(255, 0, 255) and hsl(300, 100%, 50%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Magenta has a relative luminance of 0.285 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.14:1; against black, 6.70:1.
magenta reaches 6.70:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.